Estimating blood alcohol level from observable signs

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 247-255

  McKnight, A James ^a   Langston, Elizabeth A ^a   Marques, Paul R ^a   Tippetts, A Scott ^a  

^a National Public Services Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Impairment estimation; Impairment signs

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031089943     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-4575(96)00079-6     Document Type: Article

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