How do Zero Tolerance Drunk Driving Laws work?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-83

  Carpenter, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drunk driving; Youth

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRINKING; LEGISLATION;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY WEIGHT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUNKEN DRIVING; HUMAN; LAW; MODEL; REVIEW;

EID: 1042301028     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2003.08.005     Document Type: Article

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