An evaluation of the effectiveness of forward facing child restraint systems

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 585-589

  Arbogast, Kristy B ^a   Durbin, Dennis R ^a,b   Cornejo, Rebecca A ^b   Kallan, Michael J ^b   Winston, Flaura K ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child safety seat; Effectiveness; Motor vehicle safety; Seat belt

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; CRASHWORTHINESS; HOSPITALS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISKS; SURVEYS;

CHILD SAFETY SEATS; MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEATBELT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 1942505355     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(03)00065-4     Document Type: Article

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