How can we reduce alcohol-related road crash deaths among young Australians?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 464-466

  Hall, Wayne D ^a,b   Wallace, Angela L ^a   Cobiac, Linda J ^a   Doran, Christopher M ^c   Vos, Theo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; AUSTRALIA; BREATH ANALYSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING ABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; JURISPRUDENCE; POLITICS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOM BREATH TEST; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 77952409229     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03587.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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