Alcohol intoxication among children in the Netherlands
N van der Lely · Suchttherapie · 2011 · Heft 08
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Zusammenfassung
In contrast to adults, gender differences in alcohol intoxication among adolescents are not well known. To investigate possible differences, pediatric admissions for alcohol intoxication from the majority of Dutch hospitals from 2007 to 2009 were analyzed. Another aim was to explore key characteristics (e.g. blood alcohol concentration, duration of reduced consciousness, age) and trends of alcohol intoxication among adolescents from 2007–2009. Data from the Dutch Pediatric Surveillance system (NSCK), which monitors alcohol intoxication among children in Dutch hospital departments of pediatrics, were analyzed. Pa…