Drugged driving in the Nordic countries - A comparative study between five countries

Forensic Science International

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 173-190

  Christophersen, A S ^a   Ceder, G ^b   Kristinsson, J ^c   Lillsunde, P ^d   Steentoft, A ^e  

^a 0105   (Norway)

^b DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC GENETICS AND FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Comparing Nordic countries; Driving; Drugs

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID; CITALOPRAM; COCAINE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREATH ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; LAW; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032736230     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(99)00194-2     Document Type: Article

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