Factors Associated with Leaving Hospital against Medical Advice among People Who Use Illicit Drugs in Vancouver, Canada

Leaving hospital against medical advice (AMA) is common among people who use illicit drugs (PWUD) and is associated with severe health-related harms and costs. However, little is known about the prevalence of and factors associated with leaving AMA among PWUD. Data were collected through two Canadia...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2015-10, Vol.10 (10), p.e0141594-e0141594
Hauptverfasser:	Ti, Lianping, Milloy, M-J, Buxton, Jane, McNeil, Ryan, Dobrer, Sabina, Hayashi, Kanna, Wood, Evan, Kerr, Thomas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adult AIDS Alcohol Analysis Canada Comorbidity Confidence intervals Drug abuse Drug use Drug Users Drugs Employment Female Health aspects Health care Heroin HIV Hospital admission and discharge Hospitals Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Illegal drugs Male Mathematical models Medicine Middle Aged Narcotics Pain management Patient Compliance Patient Discharge Patients Personal health Public health Street Drugs Studies Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
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