Safety first: A medical amnesty approach to alcohol poisoning at a U.S. university

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 329-338

  Lewis, Deborah K ^a   Marchell, Timothy C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol poisoning; Amnesty; College students

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEAR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SAFETY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 33745727460     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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