Blood alcohol levels in persons who died from accidents and suicide

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Bedford, Declan ^a  

^a HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORONER; DEATH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FIRE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 33646194181     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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