Impact of BAC limit reduction on different population segments: A Poisson fixed effect analysis

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1146-1154

  Kaplan, Sigal ^a   Prato, Carlo Giacomo ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit; Law compliance; Panel data analysis; Poisson regression models

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BLOOD; DATA REDUCTION; LICENSE PLATES (AUTOMOBILE); POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VEHICLES;

ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE REVOCATION; BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION (BAC) LIMITS; LAW COMPLIANCES; PANEL DATA ANALYSIS; POISSON REGRESSION MODELS;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAR DRIVING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848895731     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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