Are restrained children under 15 years of age in cars as effectively protected as adults?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 304-308

  Javouhey, E ^a,b   Guerin A C ^b   Gadegbeku, B ^b   Chiron, M ^b   Floret, D ^b  

^a INRETS   (France)

^b University Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAR; CHILD; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; SEATBELT; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FRANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33645665703     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.084756     Document Type: Article

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