Teen Driving. Motor-Vehicle Crashes and Factors That Contribute

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Shope, Jean T ^a   Bingham, C Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DRIVING ABILITY; HUMAN; PERSONALITY; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48849103606     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.06.022     Document Type: Review

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