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From 1999 to 2002, bronchiolitis accounted for 12 474 incident health care encounters (inpatient or outpatient contacts) during the first year of life (134.2 cases per 1000 person-years). A total of 1588 hospitalized bronchiolitis cases were identified (17.1 cases per 1000 person-years). Adjusted Cox proportional-hazard analyses for both case definitions indicated an increased risk of incident bronchiolitis in the first year of life (follow-up period: 2\u201312 months) for boys, infants of First Nations status, infants with older siblings, and infants living in neighborhoods with smaller proportions of maternal postsecondary education. The risk also was elevated for infants born to young mothers (&amp;lt;20 years of age) or mothers who did not initiate breastfeeding in the hospital. Infants with low (1500\u20132400 g) or very low (&amp;lt;1500 g) birth weight and those with congenital anomalies also had increased risk. Maternal smoking during pregnancy increased the risk of hospitalized bronchiolitis.<\/jats:p><jats:p>CONCLUSIONS. This population-based study of the epidemiological features of bronchiolitis provides evidence for intervening with high-risk infants and their families. 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