Effect of alcohol on Glasgow Coma Scale in head-injured patients

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 245, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 651-655

  Stuke, Lance ^a   Diaz Arrastia, Ramon ^a   Gentilello, Larry M ^a   Shafi, Shahid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34147182687     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000250413.41265.d3     Document Type: Article

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