Scientific evidence and policy change: Lowering the legal blood alcohol limit for drivers to 0.08% in the USA

Global Health Promotion

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-26

  Sleet, David A ^a   Mercer, Shawna L ^a   Cole, Krista Hopkins ^a,b   Shults, Ruth A ^a   Elder, Randy W ^a   Nichols, James L ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b McKing Consulting Corporation   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Evidence based practice; Health promotion; Organizational case studies; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051742568     PISSN: 17579759     EISSN: 17579767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757975910393707     Document Type: Review

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