Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices Concerning Seat Belt Use during Pregnancy

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 670-675

  McGwin Jr , Gerald ^a,b   Russell, Susan R ^b   Rux, Robert L ^b   Leath III, Charles A ^c   Valent, Francesca ^b   Rue III, Loring W ^b  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Health behavior; Health education; Motor vehicle collision; Patient education; Pregnancy; Prenatal care; Seat belts

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPREHENSION; DEMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 1942444321     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000117014.57431.1D     Document Type: Article

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