American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 321-323 , October 2009

Rear-Seat Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S. Using National Data to Define a Population at Risk

  • Matthew J. Trowbridge, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Matthew Trowbridge, MD, MPH, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, P.O. Box 800699, Charlottesville VA 22908-0699
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  • Richard Kent, PhD

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PII: S0749-3797(09)00395-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.05.021

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 321-323 , October 2009

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