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The Teenage Driver

Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention and Committee on Adolescence

Motor vehicle-related injuries continue to be of paramount importance to adolescents. This statement describes why teenagers are at particularly great risk, suggests topics suitable for office-based counseling, describes innovative programs, and proposes steps for prevention for pediatricians, legislators, educators, and other child advocates.


The following policy statement is a revision:

The Teen Driver
Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention and Committee on Adolescence
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