Dru g driving among injecting drug users in Sydney, Australia: Prevalence, risk factors and risk perceptions

Addiction

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-185

  Darke, Shane ^a   Kelly, Erin ^a   Ross, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidents; Driving; Harm; IDU

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; PERFORMANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 1342301521     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00604.x     Document Type: Review

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