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Cannabis-related emergency department visits by youths and their outcomes in Ontario: a trend analysis

Melanie Bechard, Paula Cloutier, Isac Lima, Mina Salamatmanesh, Roger Zemek, Maala Bhatt, Sinthuja Suntharalingam, Paul Kurdyak, Melissa Baker and William Gardner
February 08, 2022 10 (1) E100-E108; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210142
Melanie Bechard
Department of Pediatrics (Bechard, Zemek, Bhatt), University of Ottawa; Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Cloutier, Salamatmanesh, Zemek, Bhatt, Gardner); ICES uOttawa (Lima); Department of Psychiatry (Suntharalingam, Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak); Department of Psychiatry (Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Baker); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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Paula Cloutier
Department of Pediatrics (Bechard, Zemek, Bhatt), University of Ottawa; Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Cloutier, Salamatmanesh, Zemek, Bhatt, Gardner); ICES uOttawa (Lima); Department of Psychiatry (Suntharalingam, Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak); Department of Psychiatry (Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Baker); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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Isac Lima
Department of Pediatrics (Bechard, Zemek, Bhatt), University of Ottawa; Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Cloutier, Salamatmanesh, Zemek, Bhatt, Gardner); ICES uOttawa (Lima); Department of Psychiatry (Suntharalingam, Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak); Department of Psychiatry (Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Baker); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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Mina Salamatmanesh
Department of Pediatrics (Bechard, Zemek, Bhatt), University of Ottawa; Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Cloutier, Salamatmanesh, Zemek, Bhatt, Gardner); ICES uOttawa (Lima); Department of Psychiatry (Suntharalingam, Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak); Department of Psychiatry (Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Baker); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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Roger Zemek
Department of Pediatrics (Bechard, Zemek, Bhatt), University of Ottawa; Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Cloutier, Salamatmanesh, Zemek, Bhatt, Gardner); ICES uOttawa (Lima); Department of Psychiatry (Suntharalingam, Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak); Department of Psychiatry (Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Baker); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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Maala Bhatt
Department of Pediatrics (Bechard, Zemek, Bhatt), University of Ottawa; Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Cloutier, Salamatmanesh, Zemek, Bhatt, Gardner); ICES uOttawa (Lima); Department of Psychiatry (Suntharalingam, Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak); Department of Psychiatry (Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Baker); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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Sinthuja Suntharalingam
Department of Pediatrics (Bechard, Zemek, Bhatt), University of Ottawa; Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Cloutier, Salamatmanesh, Zemek, Bhatt, Gardner); ICES uOttawa (Lima); Department of Psychiatry (Suntharalingam, Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak); Department of Psychiatry (Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Baker); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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Paul Kurdyak
Department of Pediatrics (Bechard, Zemek, Bhatt), University of Ottawa; Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Cloutier, Salamatmanesh, Zemek, Bhatt, Gardner); ICES uOttawa (Lima); Department of Psychiatry (Suntharalingam, Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak); Department of Psychiatry (Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Baker); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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Melissa Baker
Department of Pediatrics (Bechard, Zemek, Bhatt), University of Ottawa; Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Cloutier, Salamatmanesh, Zemek, Bhatt, Gardner); ICES uOttawa (Lima); Department of Psychiatry (Suntharalingam, Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak); Department of Psychiatry (Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Baker); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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William Gardner
Department of Pediatrics (Bechard, Zemek, Bhatt), University of Ottawa; Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Cloutier, Salamatmanesh, Zemek, Bhatt, Gardner); ICES uOttawa (Lima); Department of Psychiatry (Suntharalingam, Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak); Department of Psychiatry (Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Baker); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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vol. 10 no. 1 E100-E108
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210142
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35135825
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  • Published online February 8, 2022.
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  1. Melanie Bechard, MD,
  2. Paula Cloutier, MA,
  3. Isac Lima, PhD,
  4. Mina Salamatmanesh, MS,
  5. Roger Zemek, MD,
  6. Maala Bhatt, MD MSc,
  7. Sinthuja Suntharalingam, MD,
  8. Paul Kurdyak, MD PhD,
  9. Melissa Baker, PhD,
  10. William Gardner, PhD
  1. Department of Pediatrics (Bechard, Zemek, Bhatt), University of Ottawa; Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (Cloutier, Salamatmanesh, Zemek, Bhatt, Gardner); ICES uOttawa (Lima); Department of Psychiatry (Suntharalingam, Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Kurdyak); Department of Psychiatry (Kurdyak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Baker); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Gardner), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: William Gardner, wgardner{at}cheo.on.ca
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Cannabis-related emergency department visits by youths and their outcomes in Ontario: a trend analysis
Melanie Bechard, Paula Cloutier, Isac Lima, Mina Salamatmanesh, Roger Zemek, Maala Bhatt, Sinthuja Suntharalingam, Paul Kurdyak, Melissa Baker, William Gardner
Jan 2022, 10 (1) E100-E108; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210142

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Jan 2022, 10 (1) E100-E108; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210142
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