Effect of the teen driving plan on the driving performance of teenagers before licensure: A randomized clinical trial

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 764-771

  Mirman, Jessica H ^a   Curry, Allison E ^a,b   Winston, Flaura K ^a,b   Wang, Wenli ^a   Elliott, Michael R ^c   Schultheis, Maria T ^d   Thiel, Megan C Fisher ^a   Durbin, Dennis R ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CAR DRIVING; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LICENSING; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LICENSURE; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PENNSYLVANIA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905865588     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.252     Document Type: Article

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