A cross-sectional study of emergency department visits by people who inject drugs

Background People who inject drugs (PWID) have worsehealth than non-injectors and are at heightened risk ofincidents that necessitate hospital emergencydepartment (ED) visits.Study objectives To describe ED visits by PWIDs inMelbourne, Australia, and compare reasons with thosegiven in Vancouver, Can...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aitken, C., Kerr, T., Hickman, M., Stoove, M., Higgs, Peter, Dietze, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49109