A case-crossover study of alcohol consumption, meals and the risk of road traffic crashes

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Di Bartolomeo, Stefano ^a   Valent, Francesca ^b   Sbrojavacca, Rodolfo ^b   Marchetti, Riccardo ^a   Barbone, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EATING; MIDDLE AGED;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349334096     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-316     Document Type: Article

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