Increased mortality among previously apprehended drunken and drugged drivers

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 143-150

  Skurtveit, Svetlana ^a,b   Christophersen, Asbjørg S ^a   Grung, Merete ^a   Mørland, Jørg ^a  

^a Natl Inst of Forensic Toxicology   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Drugged drivers; Drunken drivers; Total mortality

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIAMORPHINE;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLING; SUICIDE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0036775319     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(02)00185-0     Document Type: Article

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