Evaluation of the effects of North Carolina's 0.08% BAC law

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 507-517

  Foss, Robert D ^a   Stewart, J Richard ^a   Reinfurt, Donald W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Crashes; Drivers

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREATH ANALYSIS; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BREATH TESTS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035384911     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(00)00064-6     Document Type: Article

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