Cofactors of alcohol-related trauma at a rural trauma center

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 228-231

  Ankney, Raymond N ^a   Vizza, James ^a   Coil, James A ^b   Kurek, Stanley ^a   Defrehn, Richard ^a   Shomo, Holly ^a  

^a Department of Pharmaceutical Care Services   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood alcohol content; Rural; Trauma patients

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CRIME; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG SCREENING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORK;

EID: 0031969190     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90089-4     Document Type: Article

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