Emergency department presentations for self-harm among Ontario youth

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Bethell, Jennifer ^a   Bondy, Susan J ^b   Wendy Lou, W Y ^b   Guttmann, Astrid ^c   Rhodes, Anne E ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Emergency medical services; Epidemiology; Self injurious behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876525011     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405675     Document Type: Article

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