Crosswalk markings and motor vehicle collisions involving older pedestrians

JAMA

Volumn 288, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 2172-2174

  Runge, Jeffrey W ^a   Cole, Thomas B ^a  

^a JAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; PEDESTRIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0037032393     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.288.17.2172     Document Type: Editorial

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