Methamphetamine use is associated with increased hospital resource consumption among minimally injured trauma patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 485-490

  London, Jason A ^a   Utter, Garth H ^a   Battistella, Felix ^a   Wisner, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drugs; Hospital costs; Methamphetamine; Resources; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; STREET DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PATIENT ADMISSION; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 67651183828     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318160e1db     Document Type: Article

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