Mortality among subjects previously apprehended for driving under the influence of traffic-hazardous medicinal drugs

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 423-429

  Hausken, Anne Margrethe ^a   Skurtveit, Svetlana ^a   Christophersen, Asbjørg S ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Drugged driving; Drunken driving; Mortality; Psychoactive drugs

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARISOPRODOL; CLONAZEPAM; CODEINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; ILLICIT DRUG; NITRAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CAR DRIVING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 23744512066     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.03.014     Document Type: Article

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