Alcohol-related admissions to an inner city hospital intensive care unit

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 393-396

  Marik, P ^a,b   Mohedin, B ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY PREVENTION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0029745051     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008168     Document Type: Article

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