Alcohol prevalence, alcohol policies, and child fatal injury rates from motor vehicle crashes

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 392-405

  Sen, Bisakha ^a   Campbell, Christine M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 77955153002     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2009.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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