Child passenger safety and the immunity fallacy: Why what we are doing is not working

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 947-955

  Will, Kelli England ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Child safety; Health communication; Injury prevention; Motor vehicle; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GROUND VEHICLES; HEALTH RISKS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

CHILD SAFETY; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; INJURY PREVENTION; MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK PERCEPTIONS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; SAFETY; SEATBELT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTOR VEHICLES; PARENTING; RISK; SAFETY; SEAT BELTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 23844471992     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.04.018     Document Type: Article

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