Prevalence of alcohol and illicit drugs in blood specimens from drivers involved in traffic law Offenses. Systematic review of cross-sectional studies

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-198

  González Wilhelm, Leonardo ^a,b,c  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Illicit drugs; Motor vehicles; Prevalence; Review literature

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; STREET DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHANOL; HUMANS; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 34248577181     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580601188121     Document Type: Article

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