Social Disparities and Death Among Children With Complex Chronic Conditions. Boss, R. D. Pediatrics, 143(5):e20190511, April, 2019.
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* Abbreviation: CCC — : complex chronic condition * Abbreviation: CCC — : complex chronic condition In this issue of Pediatrics , Johnston et al,1 in their article “Disparities in Inpatient Intensity of End-of-Life Care for Complex Chronic Conditions,” add to our growing awareness of the impact that family sociodemographic characteristics can have on health care for children with complex chronic conditions (CCCs). Family race, ethnicity, income, geography, and education have been shown to alter other aspects of medical care and health outcomes for this vulnerable pediatric population.2,3 Because \textgreater80% of children with CCCs die in inpatient settings,4 it is important to examine how such factors may also be associated with end-of-life care. Johnston et al1 analyzed all deaths in California between 2000 and 2013 for children 1 to 21 years old with an International Classification of Diseases, Ninth and 10th Revisions code for a CCC5 on their death certificate or on hospital discharge documentation within 1 year of … Address correspondence to Renee D. Boss, MD, MHS, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University, 1809 Ashland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21287. E-mail: rboss1\at\jhmi.edu
@article{boss_social_2019,
	title = {Social {Disparities} and {Death} {Among} {Children} {With} {Complex} {Chronic} {Conditions}},
	volume = {143},
	copyright = {Copyright © 2019 by the American Academy of Pediatrics},
	issn = {0031-4005, 1098-4275},
	url = {https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2019/04/08/peds.2019-0511},
	doi = {10.1542/peds.2019-0511},
	abstract = {*   Abbreviation:
    CCC — 
    :   complex chronic condition

*   Abbreviation:
    CCC — 
    :   complex chronic condition

In this issue of Pediatrics , Johnston et al,1 in their article “Disparities in Inpatient Intensity of End-of-Life Care for Complex Chronic Conditions,” add to our growing awareness of the impact that family sociodemographic characteristics can have on health care for children with complex chronic conditions (CCCs). Family race, ethnicity, income, geography, and education have been shown to alter other aspects of medical care and health outcomes for this vulnerable pediatric population.2,3 Because {\textgreater}80\% of children with CCCs die in inpatient settings,4 it is important to examine how such factors may also be associated with end-of-life care.

Johnston et al1 analyzed all deaths in California between 2000 and 2013 for children 1 to 21 years old with an International Classification of Diseases, Ninth and 10th Revisions code for a CCC5 on their death certificate or on hospital discharge documentation within 1 year of … 

Address correspondence to Renee D. Boss, MD, MHS, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University, 1809 Ashland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21287. E-mail: rboss1\{at\}jhmi.edu},
	language = {en},
	number = {5},
	urldate = {2019-04-15},
	journal = {Pediatrics},
	author = {Boss, Renee D.},
	month = apr,
	year = {2019},
	pmid = {30971432},
	keywords = {Berman},
	pages = {e20190511}
}

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