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Effectiveness of Sobriety Checkpoints for Reducing Alcohol-Involved Crashes

Randy W. Elder Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Ruth A. Shults Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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David A. Sleet Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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James L. Nichols Formerly with Office of Research and Traffic Records, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC, USA
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Stephanie Zaza Division of Prevention Research and Analytic Methods, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Robert S. Thompson Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington, USA
Pages 266-274 | Published online: 15 Sep 2010

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