A comparison of American and English hospital discharge rates for pediatric bipolar disorder, 2000 to 2010.

Objective: Controversy exists over the diagnosis and prevalence of pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD). Although several small surveys suggest that the rate of the PBD diagnosis in clinical settings is higher in the United States than in other countries, no comprehensive cross-national comparisons of clinical practice have been performed. Here, we used longitudinal national datasets from 2000 to 2010 to compare US and English hospital discharge rates for PBD in patients aged 1 to 19 years.

Increase in emergency admissions to hospital for children aged under 15 in England, 1999-2010: national database analysis.

Objective: To investigate a reported rise in the emergency hospital admission of children in England for conditions usually managed in the community.

Setting And Design: Population-based study of hospital admission rates for children aged under 15, based on analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics and population estimates for England, 1999-2010.

Main Outcome: Trends in rates of emergency admission to hospital.

Sex ratio of infectious mononucleosis and possible relevance to multiple sclerosis.

Infectious mononucleosis (IM) is associated with the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). Using databases of hospital admissions for England (1999-2005), we investigated the female-to-male ratios (FMRs) for admission to hospital for IM and MS stratified by age. Males were more frequently admitted for IM for all age groups apart from ages 10-14 (FMR 1.

Cancer of the body of the uterus: trends in mortality and incidence in England, 1985-2008.

Objective: To report on trends in mortality and incidence for uterine cancer in England, 1985-2008.

Design: Database analysis.

Setting: England.

Geography of hospital admissions for multiple sclerosis in England and comparison with the geography of hospital admissions for infectious mononucleosis: a descriptive study.

Objective: It is well recognised that variation in the geographical distribution of multiple sclerosis (MS) exists. Early studies in England have shown the disease to have been more common in the North than the South. However, this could be an artefact of inaccurate diagnosis and ascertainment, and recent data on MS prevalence are lacking.