Drinking-and-Driving in America: A Test of Behavioral Assumptions Underlying Public Policy

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-64

  Houston, David J ^a   Richardson, Lilliard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 2142815363     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290405700105     Document Type: Review

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