Alcohol-Impaired Driving: Average Quantity Consumed and Frequency of Drinking Do Matter

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-30

  Birdsall, William C ^a   Reed, Beth Glover ^a   Huq, Syeda S ^a   Wheeler, Laura ^b   Rush, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PAREXCEL International   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol impaired; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; BRFSS; Drinking; Driving

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CAR DRIVING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SEATBELT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK-TAKING; SEAT BELTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857152821     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2011.629700     Document Type: Article

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