Drivers' use of handheld cell phones before and after New York State's cell phone law

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 629-635

  McCartt, Anne T ^a   Braver, Elisa R ^a   Geary, Lori L ^b  

^a Ins Institute for Highway Safety ^*  (United States)

^b Preusser Research Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular phones; Legislation; Motor vehicle crashes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; FEMALE; GENDER; HAND; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MOBILE PHONE; MOTOR VEHICLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037403149     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-7435(03)00021-5     Document Type: Article

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