Profile of women detected drink driving via Roadside Breath Testing (RBT) in Queensland, Australia, between 2000 and 2011

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 67-74

  Armstrong, Kerry A ^a   Watling, Hanna ^a   Watson, Angela ^a   Davey, Jeremy ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; BAC; Drink driving; RBT; Women

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALCOHOLS;

BAC; BLOOD SAMPLES; DRINK DRIVERS; DRINK DRIVING; RBT; REMOTE LOCATION; WOMEN; ZERO-TOLERANCE;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BREATH ANALYSIS; CAR DRIVING; CRIME; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BREATH TESTS; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896498611     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2014.02.006     Document Type: Article

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