The pediatrician and traffic safety

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 81, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Waksman, Renata D ^a,b,d   Pirito, Regina M B K ^c  

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^b Brazilian Society of Pediatrics   (Brazil)

^c Federal Institute of São Paulo   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Cyclist; Pedestrian; Prevention and control; Transportation

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CHILD SAFETY; COUNSELING; CYCLING; DATA BASE; EDUCATION; HELMET; HUMAN; LAW; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PEDESTRIAN; PEDIATRICIAN; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICYCLE; CHILD; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFANT; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS;

EID: 33646041636     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.1406     Document Type: Review

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