The frequency of drugs among Danish drivers before and after the introduction of fixed concentration limits

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 329-333

  Steentoft, Anni ^a   Simonsen, Kirsten Wiese ^a   Linnet, Kristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blood alcohol; Driver; Drugs; DUI; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAR DRIVING; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77955928843     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389581003792783     Document Type: Article

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