Acute alcohol use among patients with acute hip fractures: A descriptive incidence study in Southeastern Finland

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 345-348

  Kaukonen, Juha Pekka ^a   Nurmi Luthje I ^b,c   Luthje P ^d   Naboulsi, H ^a   Tanninen, S ^d   Kataja, M ^e   Kallio, M L ^d   Leppilampi, M ^a  

^a PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Health Centre of Kouvola Region   (Finland)

^d Kuusankosken Aluesairaala   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CALCIUM; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; VITAMIN D;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FEMUR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FINLAND; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DATA COLLECTION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; VITAMIN D;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33646176469     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agh259     Document Type: Article

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