Serious injury is associated with suboptimal restraint use in child motor vehicle occupants

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 345-349

  Brown, Julie ^a   McCaskill, Mary E ^b   Henderson, Michael ^a   Bilston, Lynne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Booster seat; Car seats; Child restraint; Seat belts; Traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; NEW SOUTH WALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33744735708     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00870.x     Document Type: Article

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