A cohort study examining emergency department visits and hospital admissions among people who use drugs in Ottawa, Canada

• Main Authors: Claire E. Kendall (Author), Lisa M. Boucher (Author), Amy E. Mark (Author), Alana Martin (Author), Zack Marshall (Author), Rob Boyd (Author), Pam Oickle (Author), Nicola Diliso (Author), Dave Pineau (Author), Brad Renaud (Author), Tiffany Rose (Author), Sean LeBlanc (Author), Mark Tyndall (Author), Olivia M. Lee (Author), Ahmed M. Bayoumi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The health of people who use drugs (PWUD) is characterized by multimorbidity and chronicity of health conditions, necessitating an understanding of their health care utilization. The objective of this study was to evaluate emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions...