Emergency room injury presentations as an indicator of alcohol-related problems in the community: A multilevel analysis of an international study

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 605-612

  Young, Deidra J ^a   Stockwell, Tim ^a,b   Cherpitel, Cheryl J ^a,c   Ye, Yu ^a,c   MacDonald, Scott ^a,d   Borges, Guilherme ^a,e   Giesbrecht, Norman ^a,d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^d CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^e DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY;

EID: 6044271539     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2004.65.605     Document Type: Article

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