Driver's License Suspension Policies as a Barrier to Health Care

Nina R Joyce1, Andrew R Zullo1, Jasjit S Ahluwalia1

  • 1Nina R. Joyce and Andrew R. Zullo are with the Department of Health Services Policy and Practice and the Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research at the Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI. N .R. Joyce is also with the Department of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. Jasjit S. Ahluwalia is with the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the Center for Addiction and Alcohol Studies at the Brown University School of Public Health. Melissa R. Pfeiffer and Allison E. Curry are with the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at the Children' s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. A. E. Curry is also with the Department of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

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