Relative accuracy of breath and serum alcohol readings in the psychiatric emergency service

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-36

  Currier, Glenn W ^a,b   Trenton, Adam J ^c   Walsh, Patrick G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b Department of Emergency Medicine at the School ^*  (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXPIRED AIR; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; BLOOD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BREATH TESTS; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; ETHANOL; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 30144437479     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.57.1.34     Document Type: Article

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