The impact of cell phones on motor vehicle fatalities

Applied Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 2905-2914

  Loeba, Peter D ^a   Clarkeb, William A ^b   Andersonc, Richard ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AUTOMOBILE; ECONOMETRICS; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; MODELING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

EID: 70350035917     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840701858133     Document Type: Article

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