Drug and drink driving by university students: An exploration of the influence of attitudes

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-52

  Davey, Jeremy D ^a   Davey, Tamsen ^a   Obst, Patricia L ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol Use; Attitudes; Drink Driving; Drug Driving; Drug Use; University Students

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; LYSERGIDE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG USE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 15344350011     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580590903168     Document Type: Article

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