What The Study Did: Family members of children with life-threatening conditions had higher rates of health care use, physical and mental health diagnoses and medication prescriptions compared with families of children without these conditions in this study that included 6,900 children with a serious illness.
Authors: Chris Feudtner, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, is the corresponding author.
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