Mobile telephone used during driving associated with traffic injury

Authors

  • Kamonwan Ienghong Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University

Keywords:

Mobile Phone, Traffic Accidents, Accidents

Abstract

Nowadays, traffic accidents in Thailand introduce high mortality and morbidity rate in the world. There are many factors affecting traffic accidents. The important factor is the driver’s behavior. One of the factors is mobile phone used during driving. In order to prevent injuries, the analysis of problem is required leading to effective results. Therefore, the author gathered the information on many aspects of the mobile phone used while driving in this article.

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2022-01-21

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Ienghong K. Mobile telephone used during driving associated with traffic injury. TJEM [Internet]. 2022 Jan. 21 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];3(2):37-42. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TJEM/article/view/252744

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