Translating evidence into policy: Lessons learned from the case of lowering the legal blood alcohol limit for drivers

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 412-420

  Mercer, Shawna L ^a   Sleet, David A ^b   Elder, Randy W ^a   Cole, Krista Hopkins ^c   Shults, Ruth A ^b   Nichols, James L ^d  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^c McKing Consulting Corp   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents, Traffic; Alcoholic Intoxication; Evidence Based Practice; Information Dissemination; Public Policy; Review, Systematic; Translational Research

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); ETHANOL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952747596     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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