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. 2019 Jun 1;173(6):598-600.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0464.

Suicidal Attempts and Ideation Among Children and Adolescents in US Emergency Departments, 2007-2015

Brett Burstein  1 , Holly Agostino  2 , Brian Greenfield  3
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Suicidal Attempts and Ideation Among Children and Adolescents in US Emergency Departments, 2007-2015

Brett Burstein et al. JAMA Pediatr. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional analysis of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey studies emergency department visits for suicide attempts and suicidal ideation among US youth between 2007 and 2015.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Associated Changes in Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Suicide Attempts (SA) and Suicidal Ideation (SI)
For children age 5 to younger than 18 years and overall pediatric emergency department visits for all children age younger than 18 years over time. Error bars indicate 95% CI.
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