"Trends in Hospitalizations for Diarrhea in United States Children from 1979 Through 1992: Estimates of the Morbidity Associated with Rotavirus."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, "Objectives: To examine trends in the hospitalizations of children for diarrheal disease in the U.S. and to provide estimates for the burden of disease associated with rotavirus diarrhea. Methods: Data for diarrheal hospitalizations among U.S. children ages 1 month through 4 years were compiled from the National Hospital Discharge Survey for the years 1979 through 1992. Between 1979 and 1992, 12% of all hospitalizations of U.S. children 1 month through 4 years of age had an International Classification of Diseases code for diarrhea listed in one of the top three...

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