Predictors of seat-belt use among school-aged children in two low-income Hispanic communities

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 113-116

  Edgerton, Elizabeth A ^a,e   Duan, Naihua ^b,c   Seidel, James S ^a   Asch, Steven ^b,c,d  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c R and D Corporation   (United States)

^d VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Hispanic Americans; Motor vehicles; Seat belts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; OBSERVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEAT; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAVEL;

EID: 0036158865     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(01)00412-3     Document Type: Review

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