Driving records of persons convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol.
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The average interval between convictions of driving under the influence decreases from 2 years between first and second convictions to 17, 11 and 8 months, respectively, between the second and third, the third and fourth and the fourth and fifth convictions.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of studies on alcohol
دوره 40 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1979