Socio-economic determinants of drugged driving - a register-based study

Addiction

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1448-1459

  Karjalainen, Karoliina ^a   Lintonen, Tomi ^b,c   Impinen, Antti ^a   Lillsunde, Pirjo ^a   Mäkelä, Pia ^a   Rahkonen, Ossi ^d   Haukka, Jari ^a,d   Ostamo, Aini ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Amphetamines; Benzodiazepines; Cannabinoids; Driving under the influence of drugs; Register based study; Socio economic determinants

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAR DRIVING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AMPHETAMINES; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BENZODIAZEPINES; CANNABINOIDS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960276194     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03422.x     Document Type: Article

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