Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 416-418, December 1997

Driver education: Position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

Accepted 14 July 1997.

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PII: S1054-139X(97)00172-9

doi:10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00172-9

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 416-418, December 1997

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