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Research Article

A clinical decision instrument for head CT in intoxicated patients presenting to the emergency department: the DITCH study

Richard McNultya Department of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, Western Sydney Health, Sydney, Australia;b School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maiana Heghb School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Elena Xua Department of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, Western Sydney Health, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Earl Butlera Department of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, Western Sydney Health, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Naren Gunjaa Department of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, Western Sydney Health, Sydney, Australia;c Discipline of Emergency Medicine, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8323-9388View further author information
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Article: 2348835 | Received 14 Feb 2024, Accepted 23 Apr 2024, Published online: 02 May 2024

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