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Dental Students' Satisfaction With Web-Based Learning During the Initial Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mixed Methods Study
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musculoskeletal conditions among common costly conditions suffered americans 2011 estimated 213 billion annual cost direct treatment lost wages due musculoskeletal disease united states data economic burden however comes mostly adult population significantly less information regarding burden conditions young patients available purpose report provide data economic burden musculoskeletal diseases children adolescents united states eleven diagnosis categories identified health care visits hospitalization data derived icd9cm codes conditions searched largest database utilized healthcare cost utilization project hcup kids inpatient database kid total visits came kid hcup neds emergency department nchs nhamcs op outpatient nchs namcs physician office databases national health interview survey nhis child sample additionally searched obtain patientparentreported data 2012 19 million children adolescents received treatment medical centers physicians offices hospitals musculoskeletalrelated condition common reason treatment 68 traumatic injury followed pain syndrome 13 deformity 9 total hospital charges 2012 children adolescents primary musculoskeletalrelated diagnosis totaled 76 billion trauma 43 deformity 38 major contributors total hospital charges although found hospitalrelated charges musculoskeletal diseases children adolescents 2012 totaled 76 billion number underestimates total cost pediatric musculoskeletal conditions musculoskeletal conditions accounted 54 hospital charges pediatric population however 14 pediatric research funding designated musculoskeletal research going forward data report may used research stimulate development better methods measure direct indirect costs musculoskeletal conditions children level iveconomic decision analysis