Alcohol and drugs (medical and illicit) in fatal road accidents in a city of 300 000 inhabitants

Forensic Science International

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-52

  Carsten Hansen, A ^a   Bayer Kristensen, I ^a   Dragsholt, C ^a   Brangstrup Hansen, J P ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Aarhus   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drugged driving; Drugs; Traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRUG; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENMARK; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0342398262     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0379-0738(96)01894-4     Document Type: Article

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