An evaluation of alcohol attendances to an inner city emergency department before and after the introduction of the UK Licensing Act 2003

BMC Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Durnford, A J ^a   Perkins, T J ^a   Perry, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LICENSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; AGED; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COMMERCE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URBAN POPULATION; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57249108365     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-379     Document Type: Article

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