Prevalence of alcohol and drugs among motorcycle riders killed in road crashes in Norway during 2001-2010

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 236-242

  Christophersen, Asbjørg S ^a   Gjerde, Hallvard ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drugs; Fatal accidents; Motorcycle riders

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BLOOD; CRASHWORTHINESS; DRUG PRODUCTS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; MOTORCYCLES; ROADS AND STREETS; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; BLOOD SAMPLES; DRUG CONCENTRATION; DRUGS; FATAL ACCIDENTS; ROAD TRAFFIC ACT; VEHICLE ACCIDENTS; VEHICLE CRASHES;

ACCIDENTS;

ALCOHOL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; STREET DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BLOOD; CAR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILES; DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928735118     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2015.04.017     Document Type: Article

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