Age, Period and Cohort Analysis of Rates of Emergency Department Visits Due to Pneumonia in Taiwan, 1998-2012.
Shin-Hong ChenI-Shiang TzengChou-Chin LanJau-Yuan ChenChau Yee NgYao-Chin WangWen-Lin SuGiou-Teng YiangTsu-Yi ChenChih-Wei WuPo-Chun HsiehChan-Yen KuoMeng-Yu WuPublished in: Risk management and healthcare policy (2020)
Age is a risk factor for pneumonia-related ER visits, especially for children and adolescents and older patients. Period and cohort effects were also found to increase the pneumonia visit rates. An APC model used to provide an advance clue for trend of pneumonia-related ER visit rates diversified.