American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 311-316 , April 2009

Fatal All-Terrain Vehicle Crashes: Injury Types and Alcohol Use

  • Aron J. Hall, DVM, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia
    • West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Charleston
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Aron J. Hall, DVM, MSPH, Division of Viral Diseases, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop A-47, Atlanta GA 30333
    • ,
  • Danae Bixler, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Charleston
    • ,
  • James C. Helmkamp, PhD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Injury Control Research Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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  • James C. Kraner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Charleston
    • ,
  • James A. Kaplan, MD

      Affiliations

    • West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Charleston

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PII: S0749-3797(09)00023-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.11.019

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 311-316 , April 2009

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