A study of patients presenting to an emergency department having had a "spiked drink"

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-91

  Hughes, Hywel ^a   Peters, Rachael ^a   Davies, Gareth ^a   Griffiths, Keith ^b  

^a WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b YSBYTY GWYNEDD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; ILLICIT DRUG; KETAMINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOXICITY TESTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 33846805983     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.040360     Document Type: Article

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