Use of booster seats by Michigan children 4-8 years of age

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1153-1161

  Eby, David W ^a   Bingham, C Raymond ^a   Vivoda, Jonathon M ^a   Ragunathan, Trivellore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Booster seats; Children; Occupant protection; Survey

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; GROUND VEHICLES; SURVEYS;

BOOSTER SEATS; CHILDREN; OCCUPANT PREVENTION;

AUTOMOBILE SEATS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; EQUIPMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SEATBELT; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT EQUIPMENT; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SEAT BELTS; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 26944438320     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.06.013     Document Type: Article

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