Epidemiology of gastrostomy insertion for children and adolescents with intellectual disability

Epidemiology of gastrostomy insertion for children and adolescents with intellectual disability

The largest group of recipients of pediatric gastrostomy have neurological impairment with intellectual disability (ID). This study investigated trends in first gastrostomy insertion according to markers of disadvantage and ID etiology. Linked administrative and health data collected over a 32-year...

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Main Authors: Wong, K., Leonard, H., Pearson, G., Glasson, E.J., Forbes, D., Ravikumara, M., Jacoby, P., Bourke, J., Srasuebkul, P., Trollor, J., Wilson, A., Nagarajan, L., Downs, Jennepher
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: SPRINGER 2019
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Pediatrics
Gastrostomy
Intellectual disability
Epidemiology
Accessibility
Incidence
PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY
ENTERAL NUTRITION
WESTERN-AUSTRALIA
PEOPLE
HEALTH
PLACEMENT
SERVICES
SURGERY
LINKAGE
TRENDS
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80097

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80097

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