Decision rule and utility of routine urine toxicology screening of trauma patients

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 115-121

  Langdorf, M I ^a   Rudkin, S E ^a   Dellota, K ^a   Fox, J C ^a   Munden, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury prevention; Substance abuse; Toxicology; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036599514     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200206000-00003     Document Type: Article

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