Graduated driver licensing programs and fatal crashes of 16-year-old drivers: A national evaluation

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-62

  Chen, Li Hui ^a,c   Baker, Susan P ^a   Li, Guohua ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

16 year old drivers; Evaluation; Fatal crashes; Graduated driver licensing programs; Injury prevention and control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER LICENCE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; CAR DRIVING; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MORTALITY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746805082     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-2281     Document Type: Article

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