Q.E.D. Alcohol Test: A simple and quick method to detect ethanol in saliva of patients in emergency departments. Comparison with the conventional determination in blood

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 492-495

  Smolle, K H ^a   Hofmann, G ^a   Kaufmann, P ^a   Lueger, A ^a   Brunner, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse intoxication; Blood ethanol test; Emergency room; Saliva ethanol test

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 0032968397     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050886     Document Type: Article

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