Clinical signs of alcohol intoxication as markers of refusal to provide blood alcohol readings in emergency rooms: An exploratory study

Clinics

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1391-1392

  Pechansky, Flavio ^a   von Diemen, Lisia ^a   Soibelman, Mauro ^a   de Boni, Raquel ^a   Bumaguin, Daniela Benzano ^a   Fürst, Maria Carolina ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; BLOOD; BREATH ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LETTER; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; STATISTICS;

ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BREATH TESTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHANOL; HUMANS; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE;

EID: 79951836638     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322010001200027     Document Type: Letter

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