Characteristics and conviction rates of injured alcohol-impaired drivers admitted to a tertiary care Canadian Trauma Centre

Clinical and Investigative Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-32

  Goecke, Michelle E ^a   Kirkpatrick, Andrew W ^a,d   Laupland, Kevin B ^a,b   Bicanic, Marija ^c   Findlay, Christi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Calgary Police Service   (Canada)

^d FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; DATA BASE; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SOCIAL ASPECT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 34648822442     PISSN: 0147958X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.25011/cim.v30i1.446     Document Type: Article

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