A review of alcohol-impaired driving: The role of blood alcohol concentration and complexity of the driving task

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1238-1250

  Martin, Teri L ^a   Solbeck, Patricia A M ^a   Mayers, Daryl J ^a   Langille, Robert M ^a   Buczek, Yvona ^a   Pelletier, Marc R ^a  

^a Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Centre of Forensic Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automobile driving; Blood alcohol concentration; Ethanol; Forensic science; Forensic toxicology; Impairment; Psychomotor performance; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BLOOD; CAR DRIVING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG TOLERANCE; EYE MOVEMENT; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPAIRMENT; INJURY SCALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOLERANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISION;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION; ETHANOL; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; IMPAIRMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TOLERANCE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DRUG TOLERANCE; ETHANOL; EYE MOVEMENTS; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MOTOR SKILLS; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISION, OCULAR;

EID: 84883556332     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12227     Document Type: Article

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