Translational research in child and adolescent transportation safety

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-64

  Simons Morton, Bruce G ^a   Winston, Flaura Koplin ^b  

^a National Institute of Child Health and Development   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Car safety seats; Injury prevention; Motor vehicle crashes

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DRIVER; EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LICENSING; POLICY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEATBELT; TECHNOLOGY; THEORY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRANSLATION RESEARCH; ADULT; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR VEHICLE; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; SAFETY; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LICENSURE; MOTOR VEHICLES; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; RESEARCH; SAFETY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33645732189     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: 15523918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163278705284442     Document Type: Review

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