Child passengers killed in reckless and alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes
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Language, income, education, and alcohol-related fatal motor vehicle crashes.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Safety Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0022-4375
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2013.12.008