Civil liability, criminal law, and other policies and alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities in the United States: 1984-1995

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 723-733

  Whetten Goldstein, Kathryn ^a   Sloan, Frank A ^a   Stout, Emily ^a   Liang, Lan ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Dram shop; Minors; Regulation; Vehicle fatalities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CRIMINAL LAW; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MORTALITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CHILD; CRIMINAL LAW; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034327399     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(99)00122-0     Document Type: Article

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