Perceptions and realities of testing for alcohol and other drugs in trauma patients

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1370-1373

  Rootman, Dan B ^a   Mustard, Robert ^b   Kalia, Vineeta ^b   Ahmed, Najma ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drugs; Survey; Testing practices; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 38949094988     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31815b837a     Document Type: Article

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