Seatbelt use during pregnancy: A comparison of women in two prenatal care settings

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-179

  Taylor, Allison J ^a   Mcgwin Jr , Gerald ^a   Sharp, Charles E ^b   Stone, Timothy L ^b   Dyer Smith, Jeffrey ^a   Bindon, Michael J ^a   Rue III, Loring W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Sharpe and Stone Obstetrics/Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Motor vehicle collisions; Pregnancy; Seatbelts

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SEATBELT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; OREGON; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC SECTOR; SEAT BELTS;

EID: 22144468449     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-005-4906-2     Document Type: Article

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