Nonfatal injuries and restraint use among child passengers - United States, 2004

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 55, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 624-627

  Shults, R A ^a   Greenspan, A ^a   Dellinger, A ^a   Haileyesus, T ^b   Lee, K C ^c  

^a Div of Unintentional Injury Prevention

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEATBELT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEAT BELTS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33744977265     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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