Evaluation of the Texas 0.08 BAC law

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-199

  Gorman, D M ^a   Huber Jr , J R ^a   Carozza, S E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; TEXAS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33644970780     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agh253     Document Type: Article

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