The role of alcohol use in emergency department episodes

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2074-2088

  French, Michael T ^a   Gumus, Gulcin ^b   Turner, Heather L ^c  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NE 31st CT ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Binge drinking; Emergency department (ED); Episodic drinkers; Health care utilization

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57649121597     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080802344849     Document Type: Article

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