The case for a 0.05% criminal law blood alcohol concentration limit for driving

Injury Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2002, Pages

  Chamberlain, E ^a   Solomon, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BLOOD; CANADA; CAR DRIVING; CRIME; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MENTAL FUNCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; PUBLIC OPINION; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CANADA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CRIME; ETHANOL; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LICENSURE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; PUBLIC OPINION; SAFETY; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0036728952     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.8.suppl_3.iii1     Document Type: Review

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