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Patterns, trends, and factors influencing hospitalizations for craniosynostosis in Western Australia. A population-based study

Understanding hospital service use among children with a diagnosis of craniosynostosis is important to improve services and outcomes. This study aimed to describe population-level trends, patterns, and factors influencing hospitalizations for craniosynostosis in Western Australia.

Citation:
Junaid M, Slack-Smith L, Wong K, Hewitt T, Bourke J, Baynam G, Calache H, Leonard H. Patterns, trends, and factors influencing hospitalizations for craniosynostosis in Western Australia. A population-based study. Eur J Pediatr. 2023

Keywords:
Craniosynostosis; Hospital admissions; Linked data study; Longitudinal study; Rare diseases

Abstract:
Understanding hospital service use among children with a diagnosis of craniosynostosis is important to improve services and outcomes. This study aimed to describe population-level trends, patterns, and factors influencing hospitalizations for craniosynostosis in Western Australia.