Multiple hospital presentations by adolescents who use alcohol or other drugs

Addiction

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1269-1275

  Tait, Robert J ^a   Hulse, Gary K ^a   Robertson, Suzanne I ^b   Sprivulis, Peter ^c  

^a PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^c FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alcohol; Heroin; Hospital admission; Poly drug

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUPPORT GROUP; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0036791733     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2002.00191.x     Document Type: Article

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