Alcohol and injury: A comparison of emergency room populations in two Canadian provinces

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 743-759

  Cherpitel, Cheryl J ^a   Giesbrecht, Norman ^b   Macdonald, Scott ^b  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKENNESS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CANADA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032726678     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ADA-100101890     Document Type: Article

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