Prevalence of alcohol and drugs in urine of patients involved in road accidents

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 89-95

  Ricci, G ^a   Majori, Silvia ^b   Mantovani, W ^b   Zappaterra, A ^a   Rocca, G ^a   Buonocore, F ^a  

^a Verona Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drug; Road accident; Urine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE; COCAINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DAY LENGTH; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URINALYSIS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 52649177135     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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