Reducing distracted driving: Regulation and education to avert traffic injuries and fatalities

JAMA

Volumn 303, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1419-1420

  Jacobson, Peter D ^a   Gostin, Lawrence O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; DISTRACTIBILITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; EMPLOYEE; FATALITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LIFE SATISFACTION; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOBILE PHONE; MOTOR VEHICLE; NOTE; PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; INDUSTRY; MORTALITY; POLICY; RISK; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CELLULAR PHONE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950902103     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.414     Document Type: Note

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