Validity of surrogate measures of alcohol involvement when applied to nonfatal crashes

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 522-530

  Voas, Robert B ^a   Romano, Eduardo ^a   Peck, Raymond ^a  

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

Author keywords

Alcohol related crashes; BAC measures; Drinking and driving; DWI; Surrogate measure

Indexed keywords

BAC MEASURES; CONTROL DESIGNS; DIRECT MEASURES; DRINKING AND DRIVING; DWI; FATAL CRASHES; FATALITY ANALYSIS REPORTING SYSTEMS; NON-FATAL INJURIES; PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY; SURROGATE MEASURE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DARKNESS; HUMAN; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DARKNESS; HUMANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849112833     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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