The contribution of alcohol to serious car crash injuries

Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 337-344

  Connor, Jennie ^a   Norton, Robyn ^b   Ameratunga, Shanthi ^a   Jackson, Rod ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; BLOOD; BREATH ANALYSIS; CAR DRIVING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK; SURVIVAL;

ALCOHOL;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BREATH TESTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 3142783658     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000120045.58295.86     Document Type: Article

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