Children with medical complexity: An emerging population for clinical and research initiatives

Pediatrics

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 529-538

  Cohen, Eyal ^a,b,c   Kuo, Dennis Z ^d   Agrawal, Rishi ^e,f   Berry, Jay G ^g   Bhagat, Santi K M ^h   Simon, Tamara D ⁱ   Srivastava, Rajendu ^j  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h Physician Parent Caregivers   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Chronic illness conditions; Definitions; Delivery of care; Medical complexity; Special needs

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FAMILY SERVICE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DISABLED CHILDREN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS;

EID: 79952208290     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-0910     Document Type: Review

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