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. 2007 Sep 28;136(8):1046–1058. doi: 10.1017/S0950268807009557

Table 6.

Age-specific respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) incidence rates in children aged 2–5 years with asthma

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CI, Confidence interval.

The RSV adjusted no. of cases: observed and estimated number of cases were multiplied by a factor of 0·815 and 0·80 respectively to reflect the number of cases residing in Tower Hamlets borough.

The asthma age-band population was based on a prevalence of asthma of 9% in children aged 2–5 years in the United Kingdom.

The definition of a child with asthma for the purpose of the study was a child diagnosed with asthma during the study or a child known to have asthma.