Citation

Pipkin NL, Walker LG, Thomason MH. J. Adolesc. Health Care 1989; 10(2): 119-121.

Affiliation

Department of General Surgery, Charlotte Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, NC 28232.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2925471

Abstract

Although there is a disproportionately high accident rate among adolescent drivers due to inexperience, alcohol appears to play a significant role in this number one killer for the age group. To assess this, the level of blood alcohol was measured in adolescents admitted to a trauma center following vehicular injuries.

Language: en