Alcohol use among fatally injured drivers in Spain

Forensic Science International

Volumn 104, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 117-125

  Del Río, M Carmen ^a   Alvarez, F Javier ^a  

^a Drugs and Alcohol Research Group   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drugs; Fatal injuries; Spain; Traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID; COCAINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; DRIVER; DRUG ABUSE; EUROPEAN UNION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VICTIM;

EID: 0032822764     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(99)00101-2     Document Type: Article

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