Blood alcohol levels in acute elderly admissions to hospital.
Blood alcohol levels were estimated in 141 patients admitted acutely over a one month period to a geriatric unit. Only four (2.8%) had alcohol detectable in their blood. The levels were low, suggesting that alcohol intoxication is not a major factor in the admission of the elderly to hospital.
Penn
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Department of Medicine, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
Corrado
O J
OJ
Pitchfork
L J
LJ
Evans
R T
RT
Mascie-Taylor
B H
BH
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006113:United Kingdom
D000431:Ethanol