Seatbelt use and belief in destiny among Hispanic and non-Hispanic drivers

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 63-65

  Byrd, Theresa ^a   Cohn, Lawrence D ^a   Gonzalez, Eugenia ^a   Parada, Mario ^a   Cortes, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatalism; Hispanics; Safety; Seatbelts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAR DRIVING; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEATBELT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SEAT BELTS; TEXAS;

EID: 0032618221     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-4575(98)00045-1     Document Type: Article

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