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Original Articles

A New Look at NHTSA's Evaluation of the 1984 Charlottesville Sobriety Checkpoint Program: Implications for Current Checkpoint Issues

Pages 22-30 | Received 09 Jan 2007, Accepted 14 Sep 2007, Published online: 12 Mar 2008

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