Drinking and driving in an urban setting in Kenya

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 675-679

  Odero, W ^a   Zwi, A B ^b  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0031411671     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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