Marijuana and Alcohol Use Among 1023 Trauma Patients: A Prospective Study

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 733-737

  Soderstrom, Carl A ^a   Trifillis, Anna L ^b   Shankar, Belavadi S ^a   Clark, William E ^a   Cowley, R Adams ^a  

^a Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0023949376     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1988.01400300079013     Document Type: Article

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