Road traffic injuries and substance use among emergency department patients in the Dominican Republic and Peru

Road traffic injuries and substance use among emergency department patients in the Dominican Republic and Peru

Objective. To report demographic and substance use characteristics and risk of road traffic injury (RTI) from alcohol use, cannabis use, and combined use in a sample of emergency department patients from two countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Methods. A cross-sectional study in which pati...

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Main Authors:	Cheryl J. Cherpitel, Jane Witbrodt, Yu Ye, Maristela G. Monteiro, Hernán Málaga, Jeannette Báez, Marisela Ponce de León Valdés
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pan American Health Organization 2021-03-01
Series:	Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:	accidents, traffic safety driving under the influence alcohol drinking illicit drugs emergency service, hospital latin america caribbean region
Online Access:	https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/53349

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