A research agenda for increasing safety belt use in the United States

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 231-235

  Hedlund, James ^a   Preusser, David F ^b   Shults, Ruth A ^c  

^a Highway Safety North ^*  (United States)

^b Preusser Research Group Inc   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Belt use for special populations; Belt use law enforcement; Belt use laws; Safety belt use; Vehicle systems to encourage belt use

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; HEALTH RISKS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SURVEYS;

BELT USE FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS; BELT USE LAW ENFORCEMENT; SAFETY BELT USE; VEHICLE SYSTEMS TO ENCOURAGE BELT USE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; RESEARCH; SEATBELT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CONGRESSES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RESEARCH; SEAT BELTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2642522093     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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