Drivers involved in road traffic accidents in Piedmont Region: Psychoactive substances consumption

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 123-128

  Siliquini, Roberta ^a   Chiado Piat S ^a   Gianino, M M ^a   Renga, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emergency Room; Psychoactive drugs; Road accident

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; MORPHINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRIVER; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URINALYSIS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BENZODIAZEPINES; COCAINE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POISONING; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 43149101267     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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