The effectiveness of alcohol control policies on alcohol-related traffic fatalities in the United States

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 406-415

  Chang, Koyin ^a   Wu, Chin Chih ^b   Ying, Yung Hsiang ^b  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alcohol related traffic fatalities; Deterrent theory; Panel GLS model

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONTROL POLICY; DETERRENT THEORY; DRUNK DRIVING; PER CAPITA; REGIONAL ANALYSIS; REGIONAL EFFECTS; TIME EFFECT; TRAFFIC FATALITIES; TRAFFIC POLICIES; ZERO-TOLERANCE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

REGIONAL PLANNING;

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BEER; BLOOD; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAX; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BEER; ETHANOL; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; PUBLIC POLICY; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856110169     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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