Legal Prosecution of Alcohol-Impaired Drivers Admitted to a Level I Trauma Center in Rhode Island

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-29

  Biffl, Walter L ^a,b   Schiffman, Joshua D ^a   Harrington, David T ^a   Sullivan, John ^a   Tracy Jr , Thomas F ^a   Cioffi, William G ^a   Gentillilo, Larry M ^b   Fakhry, Samir M ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b APC 445 ^*

Author keywords

Drunk driving; Recidivism; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUNKEN DRIVING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REGISTER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0842300414     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000108632.51898.DB     Document Type: Conference Paper

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