Lessons Learned From Evaluating Maryland's Anti-Drunk Driving Campaign: Assessing the Evidence for Cognitive, Behavioral, and Public Health Impact

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 370-377

  Beck, Kenneth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

impaired driving; public awareness; sobriety checkpoints

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POLICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349988133     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839906298520     Document Type: Article

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