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The Prevalence of Distraction Among Passenger Vehicle Drivers: A Roadside Observational Approach

Carrie HuisinghCenter for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Russell GriffinCenter for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama;Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama;Center for Injury Sciences, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AlabamaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gerald McGwin Jr.Center for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama;Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama;Center for Injury Sciences, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Pages 140-146 | Received 11 Dec 2013, Accepted 15 Apr 2014, Published online: 09 Oct 2014

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