Reducing alcohol-impaired driving in Massachusetts: The saving lives program

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 791-797

  Hingson, Ralph ^a   McGovern, Thomas ^b   Howland, Jonathan ^a   Heeren, Timothy ^a   Winter, Michael ^a   Zakocs, Ronda ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Governor's Hwy Safety Bur M   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; PREVENTION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029894148     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.6.791     Document Type: Article

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