Alcohol Hangover as a Cause of Impairment in Apprehended Drivers

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 323-328

  Høiseth, Gudrun ^a,b   Fosen, Jan Toralf ^a   Liane, Veronica ^a   Bogstrand, Stig Tore ^a   Mørland, Jørg ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

alcohol; blood alcohol; DUI; impairment

Indexed keywords

DIETHYL SULFATE; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; GLUCURONIC ACID; SULFATE;

ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BLOOD; CAR DRIVING; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GLUCURONATES; HUMANS; NORWAY; SULFURIC ACID ESTERS;

EID: 84921413996     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2014.938324     Document Type: Article

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