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Combined impacts of multimorbidity and mental disorders on frequent emergency department visits: a retrospective cohort study in Quebec, Canada
Myles Gaulin, Marc Simard, Bernard Candas, Alain Lesage and Caroline Sirois
CMAJ July 02, 2019 191 (26) E724-E732; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.181712
Myles Gaulin
Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Gaulin, Candas, Sirois), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) (Gaulin, Simard, Lesage, Sirois), Montréal, Que.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et services sociaux (INESSS) (Candas), Québec, Que.; Département de psychiatrie (Lesage), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que.
BAMarc Simard
Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Gaulin, Candas, Sirois), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) (Gaulin, Simard, Lesage, Sirois), Montréal, Que.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et services sociaux (INESSS) (Candas), Québec, Que.; Département de psychiatrie (Lesage), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que.
MScBernard Candas
Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Gaulin, Candas, Sirois), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) (Gaulin, Simard, Lesage, Sirois), Montréal, Que.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et services sociaux (INESSS) (Candas), Québec, Que.; Département de psychiatrie (Lesage), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que.
PhDAlain Lesage
Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Gaulin, Candas, Sirois), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) (Gaulin, Simard, Lesage, Sirois), Montréal, Que.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et services sociaux (INESSS) (Candas), Québec, Que.; Département de psychiatrie (Lesage), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que.
MD MPhilCaroline Sirois
Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Gaulin, Candas, Sirois), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) (Gaulin, Simard, Lesage, Sirois), Montréal, Que.; Institut national d’excellence en santé et services sociaux (INESSS) (Candas), Québec, Que.; Département de psychiatrie (Lesage), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que.
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Online appendices
- Appendix 1: Studied physical and mental disorders and diagnostic codes
- Appendix 2: Method of calculation for adjusted proportions due multimorbidity, mental disorders, and synergy
- Appendix 3: Cohort flow chart illustrating exclusions by fiscal year (FY), 1 April-31 March
- Appendix 4: Patient impact (multiplicative scale)
- Appendix 5: Sensitivity analysis
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Myles Gaulin, Marc Simard, Bernard Candas, Alain Lesage, Caroline Sirois
CMAJ Jul 2019, 191 (26) E724-E732; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.181712
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