A study on the use of car occupant restraint in Selangor

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 266-277

  Lee, L K ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Car occupant restraint; Child restraints; Seat belts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DRIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALAYSIA; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AUTOMOBILES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEAT BELTS;

EID: 0036762106     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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