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Household food insecurity and health service use for mental and substance use disorders among children and adolescents in Ontario, Canada
Kelly K. Anderson, Kristin K. Clemens, Britney Le, Lixia Zhang, Jinette Comeau, Valerie Tarasuk and Salimah Z. Shariff
CMAJ July 24, 2023 195 (28) E948-E955; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.230332
Kelly K. Anderson
Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Anderson, Clemens), Psychiatry (Anderson), and Medicine (Clemens), Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University; ICES Western (Anderson, Clemens, Le, Zhang, Shariff); Children’s Health Research Institute (Anderson, Comeau); Lawson Health Research Institute (Anderson, Clemens, Shariff); Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing (Shariff), Western University, London, Ont.; Department of Sociology (Comeau), King’s University College, London, Ont.; Department of Nutritional Sciences (Tarasuk), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDKristin K. Clemens
Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Anderson, Clemens), Psychiatry (Anderson), and Medicine (Clemens), Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University; ICES Western (Anderson, Clemens, Le, Zhang, Shariff); Children’s Health Research Institute (Anderson, Comeau); Lawson Health Research Institute (Anderson, Clemens, Shariff); Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing (Shariff), Western University, London, Ont.; Department of Sociology (Comeau), King’s University College, London, Ont.; Department of Nutritional Sciences (Tarasuk), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MD MScBritney Le
Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Anderson, Clemens), Psychiatry (Anderson), and Medicine (Clemens), Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University; ICES Western (Anderson, Clemens, Le, Zhang, Shariff); Children’s Health Research Institute (Anderson, Comeau); Lawson Health Research Institute (Anderson, Clemens, Shariff); Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing (Shariff), Western University, London, Ont.; Department of Sociology (Comeau), King’s University College, London, Ont.; Department of Nutritional Sciences (Tarasuk), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MScLixia Zhang
Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Anderson, Clemens), Psychiatry (Anderson), and Medicine (Clemens), Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University; ICES Western (Anderson, Clemens, Le, Zhang, Shariff); Children’s Health Research Institute (Anderson, Comeau); Lawson Health Research Institute (Anderson, Clemens, Shariff); Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing (Shariff), Western University, London, Ont.; Department of Sociology (Comeau), King’s University College, London, Ont.; Department of Nutritional Sciences (Tarasuk), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDJinette Comeau
Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Anderson, Clemens), Psychiatry (Anderson), and Medicine (Clemens), Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University; ICES Western (Anderson, Clemens, Le, Zhang, Shariff); Children’s Health Research Institute (Anderson, Comeau); Lawson Health Research Institute (Anderson, Clemens, Shariff); Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing (Shariff), Western University, London, Ont.; Department of Sociology (Comeau), King’s University College, London, Ont.; Department of Nutritional Sciences (Tarasuk), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDValerie Tarasuk
Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Anderson, Clemens), Psychiatry (Anderson), and Medicine (Clemens), Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University; ICES Western (Anderson, Clemens, Le, Zhang, Shariff); Children’s Health Research Institute (Anderson, Comeau); Lawson Health Research Institute (Anderson, Clemens, Shariff); Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing (Shariff), Western University, London, Ont.; Department of Sociology (Comeau), King’s University College, London, Ont.; Department of Nutritional Sciences (Tarasuk), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDSalimah Z. Shariff
Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Anderson, Clemens), Psychiatry (Anderson), and Medicine (Clemens), Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University; ICES Western (Anderson, Clemens, Le, Zhang, Shariff); Children’s Health Research Institute (Anderson, Comeau); Lawson Health Research Institute (Anderson, Clemens, Shariff); Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing (Shariff), Western University, London, Ont.; Department of Sociology (Comeau), King’s University College, London, Ont.; Department of Nutritional Sciences (Tarasuk), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Household food insecurity and health service use for mental and substance use disorders among children and adolescents in Ontario, Canada
Kelly K. Anderson, Kristin K. Clemens, Britney Le, Lixia Zhang, Jinette Comeau, Valerie Tarasuk, Salimah Z. Shariff
CMAJ Jul 2023, 195 (28) E948-E955; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.230332
Household food insecurity and health service use for mental and substance use disorders among children and adolescents in Ontario, Canada
Kelly K. Anderson, Kristin K. Clemens, Britney Le, Lixia Zhang, Jinette Comeau, Valerie Tarasuk, Salimah Z. Shariff
CMAJ Jul 2023, 195 (28) E948-E955; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.230332