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A comparison of licensed driver counts from the Federal Highway Administration and driver licensing agencies in 11 states

Alexander Evansa Center for Injury Research and Policy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio;b Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OhioView further author information
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Marco H. Benedettia Center for Injury Research and Policy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OhioORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6334-1975View further author information
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Gregory Changa Center for Injury Research and Policy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OhioView further author information
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Brittany Shoots-Reinhardc Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OhioView further author information
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Zhenhua Chend City and Regional Planning, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OhioView further author information
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Gary A. Smitha Center for Injury Research and Policy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio;e Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OhioView further author information
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Motao Zhua Center for Injury Research and Policy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio;b Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio;e Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OhioCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 133-137 | Received 13 Jun 2023, Accepted 29 Oct 2023, Published online: 21 Nov 2023

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