Motor vehicle injury, mortality, and hospital charges by strength of graduated driver licensing laws in 36 states

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL.1, 2009, Pages

  Pressley, Joyce C ^a   Benedicto, Camilla B ^a   Trieu, Lisa ^a   Kendig, Tiffany ^a   Barlow, Barbara ^a  

^a Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Driver; Graduated driver's licensing laws; Motor vehicle injury; Passenger

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER LICENCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBANIZATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; SEASON; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 70350445146     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181937f4f     Document Type: Conference Paper

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