The responsibility of alcohol-impaired road users in fatal road traffic accidents

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 802-806

  Kuruc, R ^a   Sidlo, J ^a   Valent, D ^a   Mlynar, J ^a   Murarikova, B ^a  

^a Bratislava   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Fatal injuries; Infliction; Responsibility; Road traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; SLOVAKIA; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SLOVAKIA;

EID: 77953000159     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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