Geographic variation and sociodemographic correlates of prescription psychotropic drug use among children and youth in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study

• Main Authors: Tony Antoniou (Author), Daniel McCormack (Author), Sophie Kitchen (Author), Kathleen Pajer (Author), William Gardner (Author), Yona Lunsky (Author), Melanie Penner (Author), Mina Tadrous (Author), Muhammad Mamdani (Author), David N. Juurlink (Author), Tara Gomes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Population-based research examining geographic variability in psychotropic medication dispensing to children and youth and the sociodemographic correlates of such variation is lacking. Variation in psychotropic use could reflect disparities in access to non-pharmacologic interven...