The increasing trend in alcohol-related burns: It's impact on a tertiary burn centre

Burns

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 938-943

  Holmes, William J M ^a   Hold, Phoebe ^a   James, Malcolm I ^a  

^a WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol management; Alcohol withdrawal; Alcoholic; Binge; Binge drinking; Blood alcohol; Burn; Burn outcome; Burns; CIWA; Compliance; Intoxication; Paddington assessment test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BURN UNITS; BURNS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955562395     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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