Substance-related problems in patients visiting an urban Canadian emergency department

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 198-204

  Brubacher, Jeffrey R ^a,b   Mabie, Amy ^b   Ngo, Michelle ^c   Abu Laban, Riyad B ^b,d   Buchanan, Jan ^a,b   Shenton, Tom ^a,b   Purssell, Roy ^a,b  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcohol abuse; Emergency department; Emergency department visits; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; CANADA; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 54349101337     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500010101     Document Type: Review

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