Hospital length of stay among children with and without congenital anomalies across 11 European regions—A population-based data linkage study

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BACKGROUND: Congenital anomalies are a leading cause of childhood morbidity, but little is known about the long-term outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To quantify the burden of disease in childhood for children with congenital anomalies by assessing the risk of hospitalisation, the number of days spent in hospital and proportion of children with extended stays (≥10 days). METHODS: European population-based record-linkage...

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