Alcohol related conditions represent a major psychiatric problem in emergency departments

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 428-430

  te Wildt, Bert T ^a   Andreis, C ^a   Auffahrt, I ^a   Tettenborn, C ^a   Kropp, S ^a   Ohlmeier, M ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL PSYCHOSIS; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DELIRIUM TREMENS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KORSAKOFF PSYCHOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33748597935     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.028415     Document Type: Article

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