Steering in the right direction? Young drivers and road trauma

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 102-103

  Stevenson, Mark R ^a  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BREATH ANALYSIS; CAR DRIVING; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRIVER; DRIVER LICENCE; EDITORIAL; FATALITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NIGHT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 13944281040     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06605.x     Document Type: Editorial

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