Relationship between blood alcohol concentration and observable symptoms of intoxication in patients presenting to an emergency department

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 386-389

  Olson, Kalen N ^a   Smith, Stephen W ^a   Kloss, Julie S ^a   Ho, Jeffrey D ^a   Apple, Fred S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84879874590     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agt042     Document Type: Article

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