Alcohol involvement in burn, submersion, spinal cord, and brain injuries

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Levy, David T ^a,b,e   Mallonee, Sue ^c   Miller, Ted R ^b   Smith, Gordon S ^d   Spicer, Rebecca S ^b   Romano, Eduardo O ^b   Fisher, Deborah A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^b PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Injury; Intentional; Nonfatal; Unintentional

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BURN; DROWNING; FEMALE; FIRE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SCALD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BRAIN INJURIES; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEAR DROWNING; OKLAHOMA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0842284202     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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