Non-communicable disease mortality in young people with a history of contact with the youth justice system in Queensland, Australia: a retrospective, population-based cohort study - Calais-Ferreira L, Young JT, Francis K, Willoughby M, Pearce L, Clough A, Spittal MJ, Brown A, Borschmann R, Sawyer SM, Patton GC, Kinner SA.

BACKGROUND: Young people who have had contact with the criminal justice system are at increased risk of early death, especially from injuries. However, deaths due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in this population remain poorly described. We aimed to e...
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