Effectiveness of mass media campaigns for reducing drinking and driving and alcohol-involved crashes: A systematic review

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-65

  Elder, Randy W ^a,b   Shults, Ruth A ^a   Sleet, David A ^a   Nichols, James L ^c   Thompson, Robert S ^d   Rajab, Warda ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Nichols and Associates   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; DRUNKEN DRIVING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS MEDIUM; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION;

EID: 3042662547     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2004.03.002     Document Type: Review

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