Which young people accept a lift from a drunk or drugged driver?

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 703-709

  Calafat, A ^a   Adrover Roig, D ^b   Blay, N ^a   Juan, M ^a   Bellis, M ^c   Hughes, K ^c   Mendes, F ^a   Kokkevi, A ^d  

^a European Institute of Studies on Prevention ^*  (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Europe; Nightlife; Prevention; RDD (riding with drunk drugged driver); Traffic risk behaviour; Young people

Indexed keywords

EUROPE; NIGHTLIFE; PREVENTION; RDD (RIDING WITH DRUNK/DRUGGED DRIVER); TRAFFIC RISK BEHAVIOUR; YOUNG PEOPLE;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67449086551     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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