Publications
| risk factors for hospitalization with lower respiratory tract infections in children in rural alaska. | lower respiratory tract infections (lrtis) are a major cause of morbidity for children worldwide and particularly for children from developing and indigenous populations. in this study, we evaluated risk factors for hospitalization with lrti in a region in southwest alaska. | 2012 | 22508919 |
| viral respiratory infections in hospitalized and community control children in alaska. | respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) in alaska native children from the yukon kuskokwim (yk) delta is associated with a hospitalization rate five times higher than that reported for the general us child population. the role of other viral respiratory pathogens has not been studied in this population. yk delta children <3 years of age hospitalized with respiratory infections and same aged community control children were prospectively enrolled between october 2005 and september 2007. polymerase chain ... | 2010 | 20513097 |