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Lifetime Risk of Injury-Related Hospitalization in Canada: A Rough Estimate

2026-01-01 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundInjury is one of the leading causes of hospitalization among Canadians and represents a substantial public health burden. However, at the population level, the lifetime risk of injury-related hospitalization is unknown. Estimating the lifetime risk of hospitalization due to injury among Canadians provides an intuitive and policy-relevant metric to inform the development of injury prevention strategies and health system planning. MethodsThis study used the Cumulative Risk Method to est...

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