Association between Cellular-Telephone Calls and Motor Vehicle Collisions
Open Access
- 13 February 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 336 (7) , 453-458
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199702133360701
Abstract
Because of a belief that the use of cellular telephones while driving may cause collisions, several countries have restricted their use in motor vehicles, and others are considering such regulations. We used an epidemiologic method, the case–crossover design, to study whether using a cellular telephone while driving increases the risk of a motor vehicle collision.Keywords
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