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Comment
. 2023 May;10(5):308-309.
doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00073-1. Epub 2023 Mar 9.

Increasing paediatric emergency visits for suicide-related concerns during COVID-19

Marie-Claude Geoffroy  1 , Nicholas Chadi  2
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Increasing paediatric emergency visits for suicide-related concerns during COVID-19

Marie-Claude Geoffroy et al. Lancet Psychiatry. 2023 May.
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Conflict of interest statement

We declare no competing interests. M-CG holds a Canada Research Chair in Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and NC is supported by a Junior 1 salary award from the Fonds de recherche du Québec–Santé. M-CG and NC are supported by the Observatory for Children's Education and Health.

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