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Abstract
Background
Longitudinal data on health costs associated with physical and mental conditions are not available for children reported to child protection services.
Objective
To estimate the costs of hospitalization for physical and mental health conditions by child protection status, including out-of-home-care (OOHC) placement, from birth until 13-years, and to assess the excess costs associated with child protection contact over this period.
Participants and setting
Australian population cohort of 79,285 children in a multi-agency linkage study.
Methods
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