Impact of Extended Drinking Hours in Ontario on Motor-Vehicle Collision and Non-Motor-Vehicle Collision Injuries
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Impact of extended drinking hours in Ontario on motor-vehicle collision and non-motor-vehicle collision injuries.
OBJECTIVE On May 1, 1996, Ontario, Canada, amended the Liquor Licence Act to extend the hours of alcohol sales and service in licensed establishments from 1 am to 2 am. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of extended drinking hours in Ontario on motor-vehicle collision (MVC) and other injuries admitted to regional trauma units based on Ontario Trauma Registry data. METHOD A q...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1937-1888,1938-4114
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2007.68.905