Drinking by police officers, general drivers and late-night drivers

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 187-192

  Meyers, A R ^b   Perrine, M W ^a  

^a Vermont Alcohol Research Center   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLICE;

EID: 0029977582     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1996.57.187     Document Type: Article

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