Alcohol-related road traffic accidents: Promoting a lower alcohol strategy

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 348-350

  Marks, Peter ^a,b,c   Williams, Roger ^d  

^a Middle Temple One of Her Majesty s Counsel Attorney and Counselor at Law   (United States)

^b Department of Public Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Disability Committee

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidents; Alcohol; Driving; Fatalities; Impairment; Intervention; Legal limit; Metabolism; Teachable moment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 34548147108     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.7-4-348     Document Type: Article

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