Head injury in the presence of alcohol intoxication

International Journal of Trauma Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 50-55

  Miller, Terry W ^a   Geraci, Eunell B ^b,c  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY NURSING; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TIME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ACUTE DISEASE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY NURSING; ETHANOL; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031111540     PISSN: 10754210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1075-4210(97)90060-2     Document Type: Article

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