Toll of methamphetamine on the trauma system

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 844-847

  Tominaga, Gail T ^a,c   Garcia, George ^b   Dzierba, Alex ^a   Wong, Jan ^c  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 3843075251     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.139.8.844     Document Type: Article

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