State laws restricting driver use of mobile communications devices: Distracted-driving provisions, 19922010

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 659-665

  Ibrahim, Jennifer K ^a,c   Anderson, Evan D ^a   Burris, Scott C ^a   Wagenaar, Alexander C ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Ritter Annex   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MOBILE PHONE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PUNISHMENT; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CELLULAR PHONE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955827160     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.02.024     Document Type: Article

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