Drinking patterns and traffic casualties in Switzerland: Matching survey data and police records to design preventive action

Public Health

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 426-436

  Gmel, G ^a   Heeb, J L ^a   Rezny, L ^a   Rehm, J ^b,c,d   Mohler Kuo, M ^d  

^a SWISS INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROBLEMS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^d Institut fur Sucht und Gesundheitsforschung Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Diary; Risk; Risky single occasion drinking; Traffic casualties; Usual heavy drinking

Indexed keywords

TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DOCUMENTATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; POLICE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CAUSALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; RISK-TAKING; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14944356526     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2004.07.009     Document Type: Article

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