Effect of a postviolation driver improvement class on traffic convictions and crashes

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 432-437

  Villaveces, Andrés ^a   Garrison, Herbert G ^b,c   Smith, Jennifer L ^c   King, Jennifer P ^c   Bowling, J Michael ^a   Rodgman, Eric A ^d  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Driver education; Motor vehicle crash; Motor vehicle safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053500647     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2011.601370     Document Type: Article

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