Drink-driving and perceptions of legally permissible alcohol use

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 219-224

  Kypri, Kypros ^a   Stephenson, Shaun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

College; Drink Drive; Drink Ride; Estimated BAC; Perception; Student

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PERCEPTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 24144439985     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580590969120     Document Type: Article

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