@article{ref1,
title="Alcoholism at the time of injury among trauma center patients: vehicular crash victims compared with other patients",
journal="Accident analysis and prevention",
year="1997",
author="Read, Kathleen M. and Ho, Shiu M. and Kerns, Timothy J. and Gorelick, David A. and McDuff, David R. and Hebel, J. R. and Smith, Gordon C. S. and Dischinger, Patricia C. and Soderstrom, Carl A.",
volume="29",
number="6",
pages="715-721",
abstract="A structured in-depth interview employing standardized criteria was used to determine the prevalence of lifetime and current alcohol dependence (alcoholism) in unselected consecutive patients admitted to a regional Level I trauma center. Of 629 patients, 157 (25.0%) were current alcoholics at the time of injury. An additional 87 (13.8%) were diagnosed as lifetime non-current alcoholics. There was no significant difference in the rates of current alcohol dependence among patients injured in vehicular crashes (23.5%), other unintentional trauma victims (29.3%), and those injured as a result of violence (24.6%). Of BAC+ (blood alcohol concentration positive) patients, 54.5% were current alcoholics. However, 14.4% of alcohol-negative patients were also diagnosed as alcohol dependent.",
language="en",
issn="0001-4575",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}