The Basics of Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment in the Emergency Department
Nearly eight million emergency department (ED) visits are attributed to alcohol every year in the United States. A substantial proportion is due to trauma. In 2005, 16,885 people were killed as a result of alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes. Patients with alcohol-use problems (AUPs) are not only...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2007-08-01
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| Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/2m13v8k9 |