ArticleThe European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care2015
Long-term effects of oral clefts on health care utilization: a sibling comparison.
Article in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- The Burden of Cleft Surgery a 36-Year Reflection of Surgical Management of Children With Orofacial Clefts in South Australia.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2026Article
- Parental knowledge and access barriers in the management of cleft lip and/or palate: A cross-sectional study from Saudi Arabia.Medicine · 2026Article
- What Does Cleft Lip and Palate Care Cost? The Time and Economic-Associated Burden of Care From Birth to Maturity.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Parental knowledge and barriers to cleft lip and palate care: a cross-cultural study from the Middle East and South Asia.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Academic outcomes of children with orofacial clefts: A review of the literature and recommendations for future research.Oral diseases · 2022Review
- State-Mandated Coverage of Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Treatment.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2020Review
- Association of cleft lip and palate on mother-to-infant bonding: a cross-sectional study in the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS).BMC pediatrics · 2019Article
- Use of Psychotropic Medications and Visits to Psychiatrists and Psychologists among Individuals with Nonsyndromic Oral Clefts: A Population-Based Cohort Study.Birth defects research · 2017Article
- Psychiatric Diagnoses in Individuals with Non-Syndromic Oral Clefts: A Danish Population-Based Cohort Study.PloS one · 2016Article
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Abstract
Oral clefts are among the most common birth defects affecting thousands of newborns each year, but little is known about their potential long-term consequences. In this paper, we explore the impact of oral clefts on health care utilization over most of the lifespan. To account for time-invariant unobservable parental characteristics, we compare affected individuals with their own unaffected siblings. The analysis is based on unique data comprising the entire cohort of individuals born with oral clefts in Denmark tracked until adulthood in administrative register data. We find that children with oral clefts use more health services than their unaffected siblings. Additional results show that the effects are driven primarily by congenital malformation-related hospitalizations and intake of anti-infectives. Although the absolute differences in most health care utilization diminish over time, affected individuals have slightly higher utilization of some health care services in adulthood (particularly for diseases of the nervous and respiratory system). These results have important implications for affected individuals, their families, and their health professionals.
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