Occurrence and Referral to Specialists for Pain-related diagnosis in First Nations and Non-First Nations Children and Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margot Latimer
Sharon Rudderham
Lynn Lethbridge
Emily MacLeod
Katherine Harman ... [et al.]
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 49, December 10, 2018, pp. E1434-E1440
Description
This retrospective cohort study compares the proportion of First Nations and non–First Nations children and youth who accessed care and specialist treatment for painful conditions over a 17-year period, also examines the correlation between painful experience in adolescence and a mental health diagnosis.