Impacts of the minimum legal drinking age on motor vehicle collisions in Québec, 2000-2012

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 788-795

  Callaghan, Russell C ^a,b   Gatley, Jodi M ^a,b   Sanches, Marcos ^c   Asbridge, Mark ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL DRINKING AGE; MALE; POLICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 84912048531     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.08.012     Document Type: Article

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