Car phones and car crashes: some popular misconceptions.

On February 13, 1997, we published the lead article in a widely cited medical journal, in which we reported an association between cellular telephone calls and motor vehicle collisions.[1][1] During that week we participated in more than 50 media interviews because we think scientists have an

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