The burden of road trauma due to other people's drinking

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1099-1103

  Connor, Jennie ^a   Casswell, Sally ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol related harm; Drink driving; Injury

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CRASH INJURY; DRINK DRIVING; INJURY; NEW ZEALAND; NON-FATAL; RELATED INJURIES; ROAD TRAFFIC CRASHES; ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES; SOCIAL COST; TRAFFIC INJURIES;

ACCIDENTS;

ROADS AND STREETS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67949123079     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.06.019     Document Type: Article

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