Secondary outcome measures included reattendance
without admission, either at the
A&E department or children’s admission unit.
Further subsidiary outcome measures were
devised for the six week questionnaire. General
practices were telephoned to determine the
number of consultations (excluding repeat
prescriptions and planned check ups) for any
acute lower respiratory illness over the subsequent
six months. For schoolchildren, individual
schools were contacted to record the
number of days lost for any medical illness over
the same six month period.