Alcohol: A missed opportunity. A survey of all accident and emergency departments in England

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 529-531

  Patton, R ^a   Strang, J ^a   Birtles, C ^a   Crawford, M J ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY WARD; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; LICENSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; ETHANOL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 34547564105     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.045179     Document Type: Article

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