Khat, driver impairment and road traffic injuries: A view from Ethiopia

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 235-236

  Eckersley, William ^a   Salmon, Ruth ^b   Gebru, Mulugeta ^a  

^a Jerusalem Children and Community Development Organisation   (Ethiopia)

^b Steer Davies Gleave   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ACCIDENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVELOPING WORLD; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; POLICY APPROACH; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

ALERTNESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRIVER; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; ETHIOPIA; EUPHORIA; EXCITABILITY; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; LETHARGY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; SAFETY; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WAKEFULNESS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CATHA; ETHIOPIA; HUMANS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ETHIOPIA;

CATHA EDULIS;

EID: 77649172724     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.067512     Document Type: Short Survey

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