The strength of graduated drivers license programs and fatalities among teen drivers and passengers

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 135-141

  Morrisey, Michael A ^a   Grabowski, David C ^b   Dee, Thomas S ^c   Campbell, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Graduated drivers license; Motor vehicle fatalities; Teen drivers

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DRIVER LICENSING; DRIVER TRAINING; INSURANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DRIVERS LICENSE PROGRAMS; GRADUATED DRIVERS LICENSE; MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITIES; TEEN DRIVERS;

ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLICY; REGISTER; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; LICENSURE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC POLICY; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27644501558     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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