Does the type of exposure to a roadside sobriety checkpoint influence driver perceptions regarding drunk driving?

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 268-277

  Beck, Kenneth H ^a   Moser, Mary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking and driving; Public awareness; Sobriety checkpoints

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646579145     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.30.3.5     Document Type: Review

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