Frequent methamphetamine injection predicts emergency department utilization among street-involved youth

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-53

  Marshall, B D L ^a,b   Grafstein, E ^a   Buxton, J A ^c,d   Qi, J ^a   Wood, E ^a,c   Shoveller, J A ^c   Kerr, T ^a,c  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Emergency medicine; Injection drug use; Methamphetamine; Substance use

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG; DRUG USER; HEALTH IMPACT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JUVENILE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJECTIONS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84155167284     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.09.011     Document Type: Article

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