Prevalence of drugged drivers among non-fatal driver casualties presenting to a trauma centre in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 246-251

  Wong, O F ^a   Tsui, K L ^a   Lam, Tommy S K ^a   Sze, N N ^b   Wong, S C ^b   Lau, F L ^c   Liu, S H ^d  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accidents; Psychotropic drugs; Street drugs; Substance abuse detection; Substance related disorders; Traffic

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; KETAMINE; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRIVER; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; DRUGGED DRIVING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREVALENCE; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREND STUDY; URINALYSIS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957724280     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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