Background Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a mild infection in most
children, a small proportion develop severe or critical illness. Data describing agents with …

Discourse about childhood chronic conditions has transitioned in the last decade from
focusing primarily on broad groups of children with special health care needs to …

Importance Vaccination against COVID-19 provides clear public health benefits, but
vaccination also carries potential risks. The risks and outcomes of myocarditis after COVID …

Le fardeau des maladies chroniques accable le système de santé canadien. Les enfants
présentant des complexités médicales constituent une population, petite mais importante …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Health care use of children with medical complexity
(CMC), such as those with neurologic impairment or other complex chronic conditions …

There are 11.2 million children with special health care needs in the United States or one in
five households caring for a special needs child. A small group of children who need …

A small but growing population of children with medical complexity, many of whom are
covered by Medicaid, accounts for a high proportion of pediatric health care spending. We …

Importance Patient-centered medical homes have not been shown to reduce adverse
outcomes or costs in adults or children with chronic illness. Objective To assess whether an …

This study describes the impact of caregiving on parents of children with autism spectrum
disorders (ASDs). Secondly, we investigate construct validation of the care-related quality of …

Children with medical complexity (CMC) have multiple chronic conditions and require an
array of medical-and community-based providers. Dedicated care coordination is …