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Alcohol intoxication, an underdiagnosed problem?

J B Malcolm·B Benjamin·A L Sorbie·I A Auchterlonie
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To show that alcohol intoxication may be underdiagnosed in childhood, we describe four patients in whom it was not suspected until blood alcohol concentrations were measured as part of a toxicology screen.

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J B Malcolm, B Benjamin, A L Sorbie, I A Auchterlonie. 1985. Alcohol intoxication, an underdiagnosed problem?. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.60.8.762

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