Alcohol involvement among young female drivers in US fatal crashes: Unfavourable trends

Injury Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-20

  Tsai, Virginia W ^a   Anderson, Craig L ^b   Vaca, Federico E ^c  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAR DRIVING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK-TAKING; SEAT BELTS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77449137039     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2009.022301     Document Type: Article

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