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CAEP position statement on cellphone use while driving

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Dayan Huang,
Atul K. Kapur,
Patrick Ling,
Roy Purssell,
Ryan J. Henneberry,
Chantelle R. Champagne,
Victoria K. Lee and
Louis H. Francescutti
Dayan Huang
Affiliation:
College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.
Atul K. Kapur
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Patrick Ling
Affiliation:
Academic Department of Family Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.
Roy Purssell
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Ryan J. Henneberry
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Chantelle R. Champagne
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Victoria K. Lee
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Louis H. Francescutti
Affiliation:
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta., Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.

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Keywords

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Type
CAEP Position Statement
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , July 2010, pp. 365 - 370
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2010

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