Some crashes are more unintentional than others: A Reply to Blanchard, Hicking, and Kuhn

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 529-530

  Stewart, Alan E ^a   Lord, Janice Harris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Crime Victim Issues   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; NOTE; RESPONSIBILITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VICTIM;

EID: 0142136641     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025779015914     Document Type: Note

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