Fatal drink-driving accidents of young adult and middle-aged males - A risky driving style or risky lifestyle?

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-200

  Laapotti, Sirkku ^a   Keskinen, Esko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Drink Drivers; Fatal Accidents; Males; Middle Aged; Social Situation; Young Adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DATA BASE; FINLAND; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FINLAND; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 45849099082     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580802040337     Document Type: Article

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