Bias in estimates of seat belt effectiveness

Injury Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 263-

  Robertson, L S ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SEATBELT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEAT BELTS;

EID: 19044365264     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.8.4.263     Document Type: Note

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