Hospitalization among street-involved youth who use illicit drugs in Vancouver, Canada: a longitudinal analysis

Abstract Background Street-involved youth who use illicit drugs are at high risk for health-related harms; however, the profile of youth at greatest risk of hospitalization has not been well described. We sought to characterize hospitalization among street-involved youth who use illicit drugs and id...

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Main Authors: Derek C. Chang, Launette Rieb, Ekaterina Nosova, Yang Liu, Thomas Kerr, Kora DeBeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-018-0223-0