An aggregate level analysis of the socioeconomic correlates of drink driving offenders

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-220

  Baum, Scott ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drink driving; Social area analysis; Social characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUEENSLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0033129311     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(98)00066-9     Document Type: Article

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