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Medical Complexity Is an Unintended Consequence of Medical and Surgical Success

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.44695

December 02, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST

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Corresponding Author: Chris Feudtner, MD, PhD, MPH, Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 3500 Civic Center Blvd, Hub Room 15-581, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (feudtner@chop.edu).

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