Interventions to Increase Children's Booster Seat Use. A Review

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-192

  Ehiri, John E ^a   Ejere, Henry O D ^c   Hazen, Alyson E ^a   Emusu, Donath ^a   King, William D ^b   Osberg, Scott J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PARENT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; REWARD; RISK REDUCTION; SEAT; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAVEL;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SEAT BELTS;

EID: 33745599107     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2006.03.020     Document Type: Review

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