Hazards faced by young designated drivers: In-car risks of driving drunken passengers

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1760-1777

  Rothe, Peter J ^a   Carroll, Linda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Designated driver; Impaired driving; Injury control; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VOMITING;

EID: 67649995506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6061760     Document Type: Article

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