Alcohol consumption, blood alcohol concentration level and guideline compliance in hospital referred patients with minimal, mild and moderate head injuries

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Harr, Marianne E ^a,b   Heskestad, Ben ^a,b,c   Ingebrigtsen, Tor ^d   Romner, Bertil ^d,e   Rønning, Pål ^a   Helseth, Eirik ^a,b  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^e Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956301585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-19-25     Document Type: Article

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