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The cost of respiratory hospitalizations in children with cerebral palsy

To establish the burden of respiratory illness in cerebral palsy (CP) on the Western Australian health care system by quantifying the costs of respiratory hospitalizations in children with CP, compared with non-respiratory hospitalizations.

Citation:
Bear NL, Wilson A, Blackmore AM, Geelhoed E, Simpson S, Langdon K. The cost of respiratory hospitalizations in children with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2023

Keywords:
Child disability; cerebral palsy; CP; hospitalizations; respiratory illness

Abstract:
To establish the burden of respiratory illness in cerebral palsy (CP) on the Western Australian health care system by quantifying the costs of respiratory hospitalizations in children with CP, compared with non-respiratory hospitalizations.