Drinking histories of fatally injured drivers
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Drinking histories of fatally injured drivers.
CONTEXT About 30% of drivers killed in crashes have high blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) of 0.10+ g/dl. There is a question about whether these drivers primarily are problem drinkers who chronically drink and drive-the so-called hard core drinking drivers. OBJECTIVE To investigate drinking histories of fatally injured drivers in relation to their BACs. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS Retrospect...
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عنوان ژورنال: Injury Prevention
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1353-8047
DOI: 10.1136/ip.8.3.221