The Effects of Heavy Drinking and Socio-Economic Status
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Background: Drinking and driving is a primary cause of traffic fatalities and it has been 8 suggested that heavy drinkers comprise a major portion of those drivers involved in drinking and 9 driving accidents. Although several experimental studies have investigated the driving behavior of 10 social drinkers or the general population under the influence of alcohol, few studies have focused on 11 a comparison of sober driving behavior between heavy and social drinkers. In addition, these studies 12 have not taken other potentially influential factors into account such as socio-economic status. 13
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