Teen Driving Education in a Pediatric Emergency Department: Effectiveness of a Toolkit
- 1 November 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 112 (11), 562-565
- https://doi.org/10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001036
Abstract
Objectives: In the United States, the leading cause of death for adolescents aged 16 to 24 years is motor vehicle crashes, with Alabama ranked as the second-worst state in the nation for teen driving deaths. We sought to determine the efficacy of teenage driving education within the setting of the pediatric emergency department and to assess the driving habits of teenagers and their parents and...Keywords
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