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Emergency department visits for assault during pandemic

JAMA Health Forum

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

What The Study Did: Researchers compared rates of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for assault before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada.

Authors: Natasha Saunders, M.D., M.Sc., of The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.1983)

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