Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 84-90 , July 2009

Alcohol-Related Visits to the Emergency Department by Injured Adolescents: A National Perspective

  • James G. Linakis, Ph.D., M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
    • Department of Pediatrics, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
    • The Injury Prevention Center, Hasbro Children's Hospital/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: James G. Linakis, Ph.D., M.D., Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, 55 Claverick Street, Providence, RI 02903.
    • ,
  • Thomas H. Chun, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
    • Department of Pediatrics, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
    • The Injury Prevention Center, Hasbro Children's Hospital/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
    • ,
  • Michael J. Mello, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
    • The Injury Prevention Center, Hasbro Children's Hospital/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
    • ,
  • Janette Baird, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
    • The Injury Prevention Center, Hasbro Children's Hospital/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island

Received 18 July 2008 ,Accepted 19 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.11.008

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 84-90 , July 2009

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