Violence-related injury and gender: The role of alcohol and alcohol combined with illicit drugs

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 43-50

  Korcha, Rachael A ^a   Cherpitel, Cheryl J ^a   Witbrodt, Jane ^a   Borges, Guilherme ^b   Hejazi Bazargan, Shahrzad ^c   Bond, Jason C ^a   Ye, Yu ^a   Gmel, Gerhard ^d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

^c DREW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol and illicit drug use; Emergency department; Gender differences; Violence related injury

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG USERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; STREET DRUGS; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891921407     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dar.12087     Document Type: Article

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