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The term complexity comes from the Latin word "complexus" and it means something twisted and made up of many interdependent parts<ref>Gallo M, Agostiniani R, Pintus R, Fanos V. [https://ijponline.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13052-020-00935-z The child with medical complexity.] Italian Journal of Pediatrics. 2021 Dec;47(1):1-7.</ref> | The term complexity comes from the Latin word "complexus" and it means something twisted and made up of many interdependent parts<ref>Gallo M, Agostiniani R, Pintus R, Fanos V. [https://ijponline.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13052-020-00935-z The child with medical complexity.] Italian Journal of Pediatrics. 2021 Dec;47(1):1-7.</ref>The definition of children with medical complexity (CMC) is unclear, however, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau defines it as any child or youth affected or at risk of having a pathology capable of affecting neurologic development, chronic behavioral or emotional problems, and who need more intensive healthcare. <ref>McPherson M, Arango P, Fox H, Lauver C, McManus M, Newacheck PW, Perrin JM, Shonkoff JP, Strickland B. [https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/102/1/137/65417/A-New-Definition-of-Children-With-Special-Health?redirectedFrom=fulltext?autologincheck=redirected A new definition of children with special health care needs.] Pediatrics. 1998 Jul 1;102(1):137-9. | ||
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The term complexity comes from the Latin word "complexus" and it means something twisted and made up of many interdependent parts[1]The definition of children with medical complexity (CMC) is unclear, however, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau defines it as any child or youth affected or at risk of having a pathology capable of affecting neurologic development, chronic behavioral or emotional problems, and who need more intensive healthcare. [2]
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- ↑ Gallo M, Agostiniani R, Pintus R, Fanos V. The child with medical complexity. Italian Journal of Pediatrics. 2021 Dec;47(1):1-7.
- ↑ McPherson M, Arango P, Fox H, Lauver C, McManus M, Newacheck PW, Perrin JM, Shonkoff JP, Strickland B. A new definition of children with special health care needs. Pediatrics. 1998 Jul 1;102(1):137-9.
