Predicting drunk driving: Contribution of alcohol use and related problems, traffic behaviour, personality and platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 140-146

  Eensoo, Diva ^a   Paaver, Marika ^a   Harro, Maarike ^a   Harro, Jaanus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING);

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; PERSONALITY TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

GYMNOMYZA SAMOENSIS;

EID: 14844293515     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agh135     Document Type: Article

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