Publications by authors named "Gabrielle Kang-Auger"
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- - This study aimed to explore the link between burn injuries and subsequent hospitalization for mental health issues over a span of up to 30 years.
- - Analyzing data from over 23,000 burn patients in Quebec, researchers found that those with burns faced an increased risk (1.76 times greater) of being hospitalized for mental health disorders, especially notable for extensive burns and those requiring skin grafts.
- - The findings indicate that burn patients are at heightened risk for mental health hospitalizations, particularly for issues like eating disorders, substance abuse, and suicide attempts, with the most significant risks occurring within the first five years post-burn.
: Pregnancy-related risk factors for necrotizing fasciitis are poorly understood. We investigated pregnancy-related characteristics associated with the long-term risk of developing necrotizing fasciitis, a rare life-threatening infectious disease. : We analyzed a longitudinal cohort of 1,344,996 parous women in Quebec, Canada between 1989 and 2020.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe extent to which child traffic injuries may be attributed to parents who use cannabis before driving is unknown. We investigated whether prenatal cannabis use disorders may predict future road traffic injuries in children. We conducted a cohort study of 792,082 children in Quebec, Canada with 6,280,663 years of follow-up between 2006 and 2019.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe extent to which socioeconomic status was associated with life expectancy in the 19 and early part of the twentieth century is poorly understood. We sought to determine the association between a deceased individual's tombstone size, a potential marker of socioeconomic status, and their age of death in the late modern period. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 276 deceased individuals buried between 1820 and 1992 in a large cemetery in Quebec, Canada.
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