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18402188

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-4-11
pubmed:abstractText
This paper describes how the methodology used for measuring diarrhoeal morbidity has changed over time and assesses how differences in episode definition have affected estimates of diarrhoeal morbidity among children aged less than five years. The episode definition used in 73 studies included in three previously-published literature reviews was identified. In earlier work, a method was developed that adjusts morbidity estimates to take account of differences in episode definition. This adjustment method was applied to the studies identified in these three literature reviews. Episode definitions were better documented and were more consistent in studies published after 1980. Adjusting morbidity estimates to account for definitional differences did not substantially alter the reviews' conclusions. Diarrhoeal surveillance has steadily improved since 1980, with methodology becoming more consistent between studies and better documented. Although episode definitions have changed over time, the morbidity estimates derived in the three reviews appear robust to these changes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1606-0997
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
448-55
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-10-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
A review of changing episode definitions and their effects on estimates of diarrhoeal morbidity.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for Geographical Health Research, Department of Geography, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, UK. J.A.Wright@soton.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't