New teen drivers and their parents: What they know and what they expect

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 387-396

  Sherman, Keith ^a   Lapidus, Garry ^a,b   Gelven, Erica ^a,b   Banco, Leonard ^a,b  

^a Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Driving risk; Graduated licensing; Motor vehicle crashes; Parental management; Teen drivers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; SKILL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 13244268216     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.28.5.1     Document Type: Article

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