The injured drunk driver in central Texas: Incidence, demographics, and legal ramifications

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 309-315

  Criddle, Laura M ^a,c   Carson, Barbara ^b  

^a Brackenridge Hospital   (United States)

^b St David's Hospital   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032135172     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-1767(98)90102-7     Document Type: Article

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