Very young drivers in fatal vehicle crashes involving police chases

Injury Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 383-

  Plessinger, A ^a   Frisch, L ^a  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; POLICE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; THEFT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLICE; RISK FACTORS; THEFT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29244473538     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2005.009415     Document Type: Article

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