Commentary on Andreuccetti etal. (2011): The gap between stricter blood alcohol concentration legislation and enforcement in Brazil

Addiction

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2132-2133

  Madruga, Clarice ^a   Pinsky, Ilana ^a   Laranjeira, Ronaldo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accident; Alcohol; BAC; Brazil; Drink driving; Fatalities; Law enforcement

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; CAR DRIVING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 80455123737     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03604.x     Document Type: Article

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