Alcohol policies and highway vehicle fatalities

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 435-454

  Ruhm, Christopher J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; regulation; taxes; vehicle fatalities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030218749     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(96)00490-0     Document Type: Article

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