Removing barriers to booster seat use in Canada

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 309-311

  Howard, Andrew ^a   Snowdon, Anne ^b   Macarthur, Colin ^c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CHILD DEATH; CHILDHOOD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; LAW; REVIEW; SEAT; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 3242760550     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/9.5.309     Document Type: Review

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