What's the Cost? Measuring the Economic Impact of Pediatric Sepsis
Keyword(s):
The Cost
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Sepsis, life-threatening organ dysfunction secondary to infection, hospitalizes nearly 75,000 children each year in the United States. Most children survive sepsis. However, there is increasing recognition of the longer-term consequences of pediatric sepsis hospitalization on both the child and their family, including medical, psychosocial, and financial impacts. Here, we describe family spillover effects (the impact of illness on caregivers) of pediatric sepsis, why measurement of family spillover effects is important, and the ways in which family spillover effects can be measured.
The Impact of Regional Differences in Prices and Wages on Economic Growth: The United States in 1890
1979 ◽
Vol 39
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pp. 69-85
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Keyword(s):
The Cost
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