Alcohol-related injuries at an emergency department in Eastern Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 481-488

  Li, Yin Ming ^b   Tsai, Shin Yann ^a   Hu, Sheng Chuan ^b   Wang, Chang Tao ^b  

^a TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alcohol related injury; Emergency department; Injury surveillance

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING CARE; ODOR; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 33745612039     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60188-1     Document Type: Article

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