Prosecution and conviction of the injured intoxicated driver

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1069-1073

  Krause, Kevin R ^a   Howells, Greg A ^a   Bair, Holly A ^a   Bendick, Phillip J ^a   Glover, John L ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol intoxication; Criminal convictions; Injury severity; Traffic crashes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DELINQUENCY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0032440907     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199812000-00016     Document Type: Article

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