Methamphetamine use in trauma patients: A population-based study

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 189, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 442-449

  Schermer, Carol R ^a   Wisner, David H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ETHNIC GROUP; FALLING; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAB WOUND; TOXICOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 0032706646     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(99)00188-X     Document Type: Article

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