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Original Articles

Associations of repeated high alcohol use with unsafe driving behaviors, traffic offenses, and traffic crashes among young drivers: Findings from the New Zealand Drivers Study

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Pages 111-117 | Received 04 May 2016, Accepted 09 Aug 2016, Published online: 18 Dec 2016

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