The consequences of providing drinkers with blood alcohol concentration information on assessments of alcohol impairment and drunk-driving risk

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 539-549

  Johnson, Mark B ^a   Voas, Robert B ^a   Kelley Baker, Tara ^a   Furr Holden, C Debra M ^a,b  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SELF EVALUATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; TEST STRIP; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOL;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BREATH TESTS; CALIFORNIA; ETHANOL; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT STRIPS; RISK;

EID: 52049126843     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2008.69.539     Document Type: Article

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