Adolescents, Peers, and Motor Vehicles. The Perfect Storm?

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Allen, Joseph P ^a   Brown, B Bradford ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DRIVING ABILITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PEER PRESSURE; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HUMANS; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 48849094989     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.06.017     Document Type: Review

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