Reducing illegal blood alcohol limits for driving: Effects on traffic safety

Drugs, Driving and Traffic Safety

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 415-437

  Fell, James C ^a   Voas, Robert B ^a  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

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EID: 72749116775     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7643-9923-8_26     Document Type: Chapter

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