Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 639-642 , June 2005

Commentary: Novice Teen Drivers and Crashes—Just How Worried Should We Be and What Should We Do About It?

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PII: S0196-0644(05)00277-5

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.03.005

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 639-642 , June 2005

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