Alcohol intake and severity of injuries on highways in Mexico: A comparative analysis

Addiction

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1543-1551

  Hijar M ^a   Flores, M ^a   Lopez M V ^a   Rosovsky, H ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b Consejo Nac Contra las Adicciones ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FATALITY; HIGHWAY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; MOTOR VEHICLE; NIGHT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEATBELT; SUNLIGHT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VELOCITY; WEATHER; WITNESS;

EID: 0031693554     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1998.9310154311.x     Document Type: Article

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