Accuracy of current clinical diagnosis in recreational drug-related attendance to the emergency department

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 333-338

  West, Emma ^a   Cameron, Peter ^a   O'Reilly, Gerard ^a   Drummer, Olaf H ^b   Bystrzycki, Adam ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood analysis; Diagnosis; Emergency department; Recreational drug; Street drug

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; COCAINE; KETAMINE; OPIATE; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48549091132     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2008.01110.x     Document Type: Article

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