The impact of single gene and chromosomal disorders on hospital admissions in an adult population

Journal of Community Genetics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 81-90

  Dye, Danielle E ^a,b   Brameld, Kate J ^a,b   Maxwell, Susannah ^a   Goldblatt, Jack ^c,d   O'Leary, Peter ^a,b,d  

^a Office of Population Health Genomics   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Genetic Services of Western Australia   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult; Chromosomal disorders; Hospital admission; Hospital costs; Single gene disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; COST OF ILLNESS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOGENIC DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

EID: 80051625860     PISSN: 1868310X     EISSN: 18686001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12687-011-0043-3     Document Type: Article

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