Attributable risk of alcohol and other drugs for crashes in the transit industry

Injury Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 378-382

  Cunradi, C B ^a   Ragland, D R ^b   Greiner, B ^c   Klein, M ^a   Fisher, J M ^d  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BREATH TESTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29244476232     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2004.007476     Document Type: Article

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