Comparison of Teen Driver Fatality Rates by Vehicle Type in the United States

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 850-855

  Trowbridge, Matthew J ^a   McKay, Mary Pat ^a   Maio, Ronald F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; injuries; prevention; teens; traffic accidents; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548746360     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.06.038     Document Type: Article

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