Acute medical problems of suburban adolescents. A survey of emergency room visits.
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[The role of alcohol consumption in adolescent emergency room visits at Landspitali University Hospital, Iceland].
OBJECTIVE The records of the emergency room of Landspitali University Hospital in Iceland provide important information on the prevalence and incidence of various problems. The objective of this research is to evaluate the reliability of data concerning the visits of adolescents under the influence of alcohol. DATA AND METHODS Records of visits to the Emergency Room of Landspitali University ...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical pediatrics
دوره 7 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1968