Parents' knowledge about and use of child safety systems

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 98-114

  Snowdon, Anne W ^a   Polgar, Jan ^b   Patrick, Linda ^a   Stamler, Lynnette ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Car seat safety; Child safety; Education program; Intervention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NURSE ATTITUDE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEATBELT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; ONTARIO; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SEAT BELTS;

EID: 33745558171     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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