Go out or stay in? The effects of zero tolerance laws on alcohol use and drinking and driving patterns among college students

Health Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1261-1275

  Liang, Lan ^a,b   Huang, Jidong ^c  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Drinking and driving; Zero tolerance laws

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CAR DRIVING; MORTALITY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58749098602     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1321     Document Type: Article

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