Predictive model to identify trauma patients with blood alcohol concentrations ≤ 50 mg/dl

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-73

  Soderstrom, Carl A ^a   Kufera, Joseph A ^b   Dischinger, Patricia C ^b   Kerns, Timothy J ^b   Murphy, Jane G ^c   Lowenfels, Albert ^c  

^a R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; VICTIM;

EID: 0031032871     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199701000-00012     Document Type: Article

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