The effect of legal drinking age on fatal injuries of adolescents and young adults.
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Jones, NE; Pieper, CF; Robertson, LS
Published in: Am J Public Health
January 1992
This study examined the effect of legal drinking age (LDA) on fatal injuries in persons aged 15 to 24 years in the United States between 1979 and 1984. Effects on pre-LDA teens, adolescents targeted by LDA, initiation at LDA, and post-LDA drinking experience were assessed. A higher LDA was also associated with reduced death rates for motor vehicle drivers, pedestrians, unintentional injuries excluding motor vehicle injuries, and suicide. An initiation effect on homicides was identified. Reductions in injury deaths related to drinking experience were not found. In general, a higher LDA reduced deaths among adolescents and young adults for various categories of violent death.
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Am J Public Health
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ISSN
0090-0036
Publication Date
January 1992
Volume
82
Issue
1
Start / End Page
112 / 115
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Wounds and Injuries
- United States
- Suicide
- Public Health
- Logistic Models
- Humans
- Homicide
- Cause of Death
- Alcohol Drinking
- Age Factors
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Jones, N. E., Pieper, C. F., & Robertson, L. S. (1992). The effect of legal drinking age on fatal injuries of adolescents and young adults. Am J Public Health, 82(1), 112–115. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.82.1.112
Jones, N. E., C. F. Pieper, and L. S. Robertson. “The effect of legal drinking age on fatal injuries of adolescents and young adults.” Am J Public Health 82, no. 1 (January 1992): 112–15. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.82.1.112.
Jones NE, Pieper CF, Robertson LS. The effect of legal drinking age on fatal injuries of adolescents and young adults. Am J Public Health. 1992 Jan;82(1):112–5.
Jones, N. E., et al. “The effect of legal drinking age on fatal injuries of adolescents and young adults.” Am J Public Health, vol. 82, no. 1, Jan. 1992, pp. 112–15. Pubmed, doi:10.2105/ajph.82.1.112.
Jones NE, Pieper CF, Robertson LS. The effect of legal drinking age on fatal injuries of adolescents and young adults. Am J Public Health. 1992 Jan;82(1):112–115.
Published In
Am J Public Health
DOI
ISSN
0090-0036
Publication Date
January 1992
Volume
82
Issue
1
Start / End Page
112 / 115
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Wounds and Injuries
- United States
- Suicide
- Public Health
- Logistic Models
- Humans
- Homicide
- Cause of Death
- Alcohol Drinking
- Age Factors