
@article{ref1,
title="Diagnosis of alcohol ingestion in mild head injuries",
journal="Lancet",
year="1977",
author="Rutherford, W. H.",
volume="1",
number="8020",
pages="1021-1023",
abstract="42 per cent of a consecutive series of patients with mild head injuries with concussion were found to have positive blood-alcohol tests. There were errors in the clinical diagnosis of alcohol ingestion among patients with both positive and negative blood-alcohols. Medicolegal questions have so dominated the problems of diagnosing alcohol ingestion as to prevent doctors considering its clinical importance. The value of a laboratory test giving an immediate reading is emphasised.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0140-6736",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}