Validity of self reported data on injury prevention behavior: Lessons from observational and self reported surveys of safety belt use in the US

Injury Prevention

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-69

  Nelson, David E ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Safety belts; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEATBELT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEAT BELTS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030089518     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2.1.67     Document Type: Article

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