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The Prevalence of Mobile Phone Use Among Motorcyclists in Three Mexican Cities

Ricardo Pérez-Núñez Center for Health Systems Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, México
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Elisa Hidalgo-Solórzano Center for Health Systems Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, México
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Juan Daniel Vera-López Center for Health Systems Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, México
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Jeffrey C. Lunnen Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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Aruna Chandran Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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Martha Híjar Center for Health Systems Research, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, México; Fundación Entornos, A.C., Cuernavaca, México
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Adnan A. Hyder Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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Pages 148-150 | Received 14 Jan 2013, Accepted 02 May 2013, Published online: 17 Dec 2013

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