Patterns of drug use in fatal crashes

Addiction

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1428-1438

  Romano, Eduardo ^a   Pollini, Robin A ^a  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

AID; Alcohol; Drugs; DUID; Fatal crashes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AID; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DUID; FATAL CRASHES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AID; ALCOHOL; DRUGS; DUID; FATAL CRASHES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880310311     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12180     Document Type: Article

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