Reducing death on the road: The effects of minimum safety standards, publicized crash tests, seat belts, and alcohol

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-34

  Robertson, Leon S ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nanlee Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FATALITY; HUMAN; SEATBELT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030071864     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.1.31     Document Type: Article

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