Association of alcohol-related laws with deaths due to motor vehicle and motorcycle crashes in the United States, 1980-1997

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-140

  Villaveces, Andrés ^a   Cummings, Peter ^b   Koepsell, Thomas D ^b   Rivara, Frederick P ^b   Lumley, Thomas ^b   Moffat, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accidents, traffic; Alcoholic intoxication; Automobile driving; Automobiles; Legislation; Motorcycles

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCIDENT; ALCOHOL; LEGISLATION; MORTALITY;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL LAW; DRIVER LICENCE; HELMET; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; SEAT BELTS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037438617     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwf186     Document Type: Article

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