Evaluation of a policy to reduce youth tractor crashes on public roads

Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-51

  Marlenga, B ^a,b   Doty, B C ^b   Berg, R L ^b   Linneman, J G ^b  

^a National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety   (United States)

^b MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; POLICY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; CHILD; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC POLICY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 33244463795     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2005.008771     Document Type: Article

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