The burden of cannabis-attributed pediatric and adult emergency department visits

Robert G Hendrickson^{1

2}, Julia A Dilley³, Katrina Hedberg⁴, Thomas L Jeanne^{3

4}, Jennifer S Love^{1

2}, John A Thompson^{1

2}, Esther K Choo¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
² Oregon Poison Center, Portland, Oregon, USA.
³ Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority, Multnomah County Health Department, Portland, Oregon, USA.
⁴ Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, Portland, Oregon, USA.

Robert G Hendrickson et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;28(12):1444-1447.

doi: 10.1111/acem.14275. Epub 2021 Jul 4.

Robert G Hendrickson^{1

2}, Julia A Dilley³, Katrina Hedberg⁴, Thomas L Jeanne^{3

4}, Jennifer S Love^{1

2}, John A Thompson^{1

2}, Esther K Choo¹

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
² Oregon Poison Center, Portland, Oregon, USA.
³ Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority, Multnomah County Health Department, Portland, Oregon, USA.
⁴ Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, Portland, Oregon, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: cannabis; drug use; emergency care.

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