Admitting what is needed: How the health system and society can reduce hospitalizations for children with medical complexity

Affiliations

Laura P Chen et al. J Hosp Med. 2023 Jan.

. 2023 Jan;18(1):90-94.

doi: 10.1002/jhm.12948. Epub 2022 Aug 23.

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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