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Julian A. Waller, MD, MPH

JAMA. 1968;206(12):2693-2697.

Abstract
Blood alcohol concentrations, condition of liver, and arrests were studied for 1251 consecutive highway deaths of persons aged 15 years or older who survived less than six hours after crashes in three California counties. Fifty-eight percent of the drivers, 47% of the passengers, and 36% of the pedestrians had alcohol in their blood, usually concentrations of 150 mg/100 ml or higher. About two thirds of such high concentrations were associated with fatty livers or previous arrests, usually involving alcohol,

Author Affiliations
Dr. Waller is now with the Department of Community Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington.

Footnotes
Read before the American Public Health Association, Miami Beach, Fla, Oct 26, 1967.

The opinions and conclusions are those of the author and may not necessarily represent those of the sponsoring organizations.

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