Random breath testing: A Canadian perspective

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-119

  Solomon, R ^a   Chamberlain, E ^a   Abdoullaeva, M ^a   Tinholt, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; BAC; Countermeasures; DUI; Police

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; BREATH ANALYSIS; CANADA; CAR DRIVING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BREATH TESTS; CANADA; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 79953867339     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2010.533315     Document Type: Review

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