Use of the emergency department as a first point of contact for mental health care by immigrant youth in Canada: A population-based study
BACKGROUND:Emergency department visits as a first point of contact for people with mental illness may reflect poor access to timely outpatient mental health care. We sought to determine the extent to which immigrants use the emergency department as an entryway into mental health services. METHODS:We...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Medical Association
2018
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