Impact of the Illinois child passenger protection act: A retrospective look

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 487-492

  Rock, Steven M ^a  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE SAFETY DEVICES; AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; AUTOMOBILE SEATS; CRASHWORTHINESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROTECTION; PUBLIC POLICY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CHILD PASSENGER PROTECTION ACT; FATALITIES; INJURIES; SAFETY SEATS; TRAFFIC CRASHES;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEATBELT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEAT BELTS;

EID: 0030176628     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0001-4575(96)00018-8     Document Type: Article

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