The influence of alcohol and tobacco use in orthopaedic inpatients on complications of surgery

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-64

  Williams, Gerard ^a   Daly, Michelle ^a   Proude, Elizabeth M ^b,c   Kermode, Steven ^d   Davis, Michelle ^e   Barling, Jan ^d   Haber, Paul S ^b,c  

^a North Coast Area Health Service New South Wales Government Department of Health   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Lismore Base Hospital ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; In patients; Orthopaedics; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT ADMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 36549005913     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230701711108     Document Type: Article

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