Correlates of injury among ED visits: Effects of alcohol, risk perception, impulsivity, and sensation seeking behaviors

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-108

  Bazargan Hejazi, Shahrzad ^a,b   Gaines, Tommi ^c   Duan, Naihua ^c   Cherpitel, Cheryl J ^d  

^a CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33947255144     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00952990601087455     Document Type: Article

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