Should 'Cyrus the Centipede' take a hike? Effects of exposure to a pedestrian safety program on children's safety knowledge and self-reported behaviors

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 333-341

  Berry, Diane S ^a   Romo, Claudia V ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child injury; Pedestrian safety; Program evaluation; Safety behavior; Safety knowledge

Indexed keywords

CHILD INJURY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY BEHAVIOR; SAFETY KNOWLEDGE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; RELIABILITY; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; SAFETY; SOCIAL MARKETING; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PAMPHLETS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY; SOCIAL MARKETING; TEXAS; WALKING;

EID: 33749990307     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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