Meta-analyses in research in forensic medicine: Alcohol, drugs, diseases and traffic safety

Forensic Science International

Volumn 165, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 108-110

  Berghaus, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Diseases; Driving performance; Drugs; Epidemiological studies; Experimental; Meta analysis; Risk

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ILLICIT DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRIVING ABILITY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 33846111300     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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