Reduction of the blood alcohol concentration limit in Norway - Effects on knowledge, behavior and accidents

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1523-1530

  Assum, Terje ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alcohol related accidents; BAC limit; Blood alcohol concentration; Drink driving offense; Norway

Indexed keywords

BAC LIMIT; BEFORE AND AFTER; BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION; DRINK-DRIVING OFFENSE; FATAL CRASHES; LICENSE-HOLDERS; MOTOR VEHICLE; NORWAY; TELEPHONE SURVEY;

BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

ACCIDENTS;

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NORWAY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955981356     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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