Hardcore drinking drivers and other contributors to the alcohol-impaired driving problem: Need for a comprehensive approach

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Williams, Allan F ^a   McCartt, Anne T ^a   Ferguson, Susan A ^a  

^a Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol Impaired Driving; Blood Alcohol Concentrations; Deterrence; Hardcore Drinking Drivers

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; BLOOD; BREATH ANALYSIS; CAR DRIVING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BREATH TESTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LICENSURE;

EID: 33847072199     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580600992895     Document Type: Review

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