The influence of licence status on Kansas child fatalities due to motor vehicle crashes

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 77-82

  Kallail, K James ^a   Johnston, Sarah Coate ^a   Melhorn, Katherine J ^a   Boyce, Mary C ^a   Golbeck, Amanda L ^b   Frisch, Lawrence E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c Mahoning County District Board of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

child; licence; mortality; motor vehicles; traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; DRIVER LICENCE; FATALITY; HUMAN; KANSAS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; RACE; RURAL POPULATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VICTIM; ADOLESCENT; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MALE; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KANSAS; LICENSURE; MALE;

EID: 54049113051     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300801995966     Document Type: Article

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