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. 2002 Sep;8(Suppl 3):iii1–iii17. doi: 10.1136/ip.8.suppl_3.iii1

The case for a 0.05% criminal law blood alcohol concentration limit for driving

E Chamberlain, R Solomon
PMCID: PMC1765494  PMID: 12486814

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