Assessing the validity of potential alcohol-related non-fatal injury indicators

Addiction

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 397-404

  Langley, John ^a,b   Kypri, Kypros ^a   Cryer, Colin ^a   Davie, Gabrielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Bias; Case ascertainment; Face validity; Indicators; Injury

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL INDICATOR; FACE VALIDITY; HUMAN; INJURY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ETHANOL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 38849091230     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02089.x     Document Type: Article

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