Fergusson D M, Dimond M E, Shannon F T
Aust Paediatr J. 1984 Nov;20(4):281-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1984.tb00095.x.
The prevalence of illness was studied in a birth cohort of Christchurch children during the period from birth to 5 years. By 5 years children had made an average of 18.0 family doctor consultations for morbidity and a further 4.7 for preventive health care procedures; 38% had been admitted to hospital on at least one occasion and 62% had made one or more attendances at a hospital outpatient department. The majority of general practitioner consultations involved four major groups of conditions: respiratory illness; integumental lesions; gastrointestinal illness and accidents. Hospital admissions were dominated by six groups of conditions: respiratory illness, minor surgery, accidents, feeding and management problems, admissions relating to the child's home environment and gastrointestinal illness. Two thirds of hospital outpatient attendances were accounted for by five groups of conditions: accidents; musculoskeletal conditions; respiratory illness; vision problems and congenital heart murmur.
对克赖斯特彻奇市一个出生队列中的儿童从出生到5岁期间的患病情况进行了研究。到5岁时，儿童因发病平均进行了18.0次家庭医生诊疗，因预防性保健程序又进行了4.7次诊疗；38%的儿童至少有一次住院记录，62%的儿童曾到医院门诊部就诊一次或多次。大多数全科医生诊疗涉及四大类疾病：呼吸道疾病；皮肤病变；胃肠道疾病和意外事故。住院病例主要由六类疾病主导：呼吸道疾病、小手术、意外事故、喂养和管理问题、与儿童家庭环境有关的住院病例以及胃肠道疾病。医院门诊就诊病例的三分之二由五类疾病构成：意外事故；肌肉骨骼疾病；呼吸道疾病；视力问题和先天性心脏杂音。
