BELGIAN TOXICOLOGY AND TRAUMA STUDY (BTTS): RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The purpose of this study was firstly to quantify the problem of alcohol and drugs in traffic accidents in relation to gender, age, social profile, pre-existing medical condition, time, type and dynamics of accident, type of vehicle(s) involved and injury severity and secondly to identify eventually populations at risk. The research findings should be useful in the development of prevention as well as legal actions in dealing with this problem. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 893732.

• Record URL:
  http://www.icadtsinternational.com/documents/?category=14th_T1997_ Annecy
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/2951174608
• Corporate Authors:

  CENTRE D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES EN MEDECINE DU TRAFIC (CERMT)

  BP 132
  ANNECY CEDEX,   France  74004
• Authors:
  • VAN CAMP, L
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY - T'97, HELD ANNECY, FRANCE, 21-26 SEPTEMBER 1997, VOL 1
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 377-82

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycles; Blood alcohol levels; Conferences; Crashes; Data banks; Drivers; Drugs; Fatalities; Injuries; Vehicles
• Geographic Terms: Belgium
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 8008: Belgium; 1211: Bicycle; 1553: Blood alcohol content; 8525: Conference; 8614: Database; 1772: Driver; 2242: Drugs; 1602: Fatality; 2163: Injury; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00746138
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 2-9511746-0-8
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Mar 24 1998 12:00AM