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Assessing a Public Health Intervention for Children in Barbados, 2003–2008
ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 12 — August 27, 2015
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Figure. Potentially preventable hospitalization for asthma, Barbados, 2003–2008, males aged birth to 19 years. The diagonal line shows the results of an ordinary least squares regression analysis of potentially preventable hospitalization for asthma, Barbados, 2003–2008, for males birth to 19 years. Data source: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados, 2003–2008; Barbados Census 2000.
| Year | Rate per 1,000 Hospitalizations |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.18 |
| 2004 | 2.15 |
| 2005 | 1.22 |
| 2006 | 3.20 |
| 2007 | 2.24 |
| 2008 | 4.88 |
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