Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 480-482 , October 2003

Commentary: Pedestrian Roadway Fatalities: Profiling the problem

  • Mary Pat McKay, MD, MPH (Commentator)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Federico Vaca, MD, MPH (Commentator)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California–Irvine, Center for Health Policy Research, Irvine, CA, USA

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 Section EditorsJoan S. Harris, MPANational Highway Traffic Safety, Administration, Washington, DCHerbert G. Garrison, MD, MPHDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NCTimothy D. Peterson, MD, MPHIowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, Des Moines, IAReprints not available from the editors.

PII: S0196-0644(03)00724-8

doi: 10.1067/S0196-0644(03)00724-8

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 480-482 , October 2003