Young people with prior health service contacts have increased risk of repeated alcohol-related harm hospitalisations

Citation:
Sims SA, Pereira G, Preen D, Fatovich D, O'Donnell M. Young people with prior health service contacts have increased risk of repeated alcohol-related harm hospitalisations. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2022.

Keywords:
Data linkage; health service; hospital readmission;
International Classification of Disease; youth alcohol consumption

Abstract:
After a first alcohol-related hospitalisation in youth, subsequent hospitalisations may demonstrate an increased risk of further alcohol-related hospitalisations, but there is no existing data on this.