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Comparison of the Effects of Two Legal Blood Alcohol Limits: The Presence of Alcohol in Traffic Accidents According to Category of Driver in Izmir, Turkey

Akan KarakusOndokuz Mayıs University School of Medicine, Department of Medical Education, Ondokuz Mayıs Samsun, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nuri İdizMinistry of Justice–Council of Forensic Medicine, Bayrakli, Izmir, Turkey
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Mustafa DalgiçMinistry of Justice–Council of Forensic Medicine, Bayrakli, Izmir, Turkey
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Tarik UluçayCelal Bayar University University School of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Manisa, Turkey
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Yasemin SincarMinistry of Justice–Council of Forensic Medicine, Bayrakli, Izmir, Turkey
Pages 440-442 | Received 02 Feb 2014, Accepted 19 Sep 2014, Published online: 28 Jan 2015

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