Drinking and driving in university students: An international study of 23 countries

Psychology and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 527-540

  Steptoe, Andrew ^a   Wardle, Jane ^a   Bages, Nuri ^b   Sallis, James F ^c   Sanabria Ferrand, Pablo Alfonso ^d   Sanchez, Maria ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD MILITAR NUEVA GRANADA   (Colombia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohol impaired driving; Driver behaviour; Health beliefs; International; Road traffic crashes

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142667706     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440310001616542     Document Type: Article

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