Reliability of clinical decisions regarding alcohol influence

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 141-144

  Abder Rahman, H A ^a   Hadidi, K A ^a   Battah, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PHYSICIAN;

EID: 0032843469     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-1131(99)90060-3     Document Type: Article

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