Emergency Health Care Use among Sociodemographic Groups of Children Presenting to Emergency Departments for Self-Harm in Alberta

• Main Authors: Tsang, Conrad I., Rosychuk,Rhonda J., Newton, Amanda S.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Subjects: demo; psy; Canada; Meier; First Nations
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7939/R35M6285Q; https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/12c8e7eb-ad64-479e-97b4-8cffe1913104

Objective: To examine sociodemographic variations among children <18 years in (1) rates of self-harm visits to emergency departments (EDs) and (2) physician follow-up after the self-harm visit in Alberta. Methods: A retrospective, population-based cohort (2002–2011) of ED visits for self-harm by...