Alcohol, illicit and non-illicit psychoactive drug use and road traffic injury in Thailand: A case-control study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 651-657

  Woratanarat, Patarawan ^a   Ingsathit, Atiporn ^a   Suriyawongpaisal, Paibul ^a   Rattanasiri, Sasivimol ^a   Chatchaipun, Porntip ^a   Wattayakorn, Kanokporn ^b   Anukarahanonta, Tongtavuch ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c National Doping Control Centre   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Case control study; Psychoactive drugs; RTI

Indexed keywords

BANGKOK , THAILAND; BREATH TESTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDY; DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRIES; ODDS RATIOS; PETROL STATIONS; POSITIVE TESTS; PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS; ROAD SAFETIES; ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES; RTI; THAILAND;

ROADS AND STREETS;

OPERATING ROOMS;

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HELMET; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; THAILAND; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THAILAND; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64949114049     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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