Health-resource use and quality of life in children with bronchiectasis: a multi-center pilot cohort study.
Yolanda G Lovie-ToonKeith GrimwoodCatherine A ByrnesVikas GoyalGreta BuschI Brent MastersJulie M MarchantHelen BuntainKerry-Ann F O'GradyAnne B ChangPublished in: BMC health services research (2019)
Health resource use in this cohort of children is high, reflecting their severe disease burden. Studies are now needed to quantify the direct and societal costs of disease and to evaluate interventions that may reduce disease burden, particularly hospitalizations.