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Question: Among children ≤4 years of age, what is the annual frequency and direct medical cost of US hospital visits for abusive head trauma?
Question type: Descriptive
Study design: Retrospective data set analysis
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sought to determine the annual US frequency of hospital emergency and inpatient visits for abusive head trauma (AHT) in young children, related direct medical costs, and associations between AHT patient characteristics and hospital visit costs. The study population included “treat and release” hospital emergency department (ED) visits and inpatient admissions among patients 0–4 years of …
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