The validity of self-reported seatbelt use: Hispanic and non-Hispanic drivers in El Paso

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 139-143

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

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

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Seatbelts; Self report; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEATBELT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEAT BELTS; TEXAS;

EID: 0035227347     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(00)00012-9     Document Type: Article

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