Analysis of Alcohol and Drugs in Oral Fluid From Truck Drivers in Norway

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-48

  Gjerde, Hallvard ^a   Christophersen, Asbjørg S ^a   Normann, Per T ^a   Pettersen, Bjørg S ^a   Sabaredzovic, Azemira ^a   Samuelsen, Sven O ^a,b   Mørland, Jørg ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drivers; Drugs; Epidemiology; Heavy vehicles

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; NORWAY; SALIVA; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; NORWAY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SALIVA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84857179537     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2011.627957     Document Type: Article

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