Validity of police-reported alcohol involvement in fatal motor carrier crashes in the United States between 1982 and 2005

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-232

  McCarthy, Melissa L ^a   Sheng, Peilin ^a   Baker, Susan P ^b   Rebok, George W ^b   Li, Guohua ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^c Columbia University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Blood alcohol concentration testing; Fatalities; Motor carriers; Police reports

Indexed keywords

BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION TESTING; BLOOD-ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION; CHEMICAL TESTING; FATAL CRASHES; FATALITIES; FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS; GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATINGS; MOTOR CARRIERS; POLICE REPORTS; REPORTING SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIFICITY RATES; TESTING RESULTS; VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS; VERIFICATION BIAS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BLOOD; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; MOTORS;

LAW ENFORCEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; STANDARD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349114600     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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