Effectiveness of health promotion programs to increase motor vehicle occupant restraint use among young children

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 12-22

  Grossman, David C ^a,c   Garcia, Cezanne C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HIPRC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MOTOR VEHICLE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLICY; REINFORCEMENT; SEAT; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0032894128     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00120-2     Document Type: Article

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