Road traffic accidents and alcohol: A prospective study

International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Legal Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 22-24

  Kochar, Amit ^a   Sharma, G K ^a   Murari, Atul ^a   Rehan, Harmeet S ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Blood alcohol concentration; Road traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRIVER LICENCE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; NIGHT; PEDESTRIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VICTIM;

EID: 0038078145     PISSN: 09720448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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