The power of survivor advocacy: Making car trunks escapable

Injury Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 167-170

  McLoughlin, Elizabeth ^a   Fennell, Janette ^b  

^a Trauma Foundation   (United States)

^b TRUNC ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Car trunk (boot); Legislation; Product design; Survivors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAR; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CRIME; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INFANT; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILES; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CRIME; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INFANT; INTERNET; LOBBYING; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034268183     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.6.3.167     Document Type: Short Survey

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