Safety belt use and the switch to primary enforcement, 1991-2003

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1949-1954

  Houston, David J ^a   Richardson Jr , Lilliard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEATBELT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC POLICY; SAFETY; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEAT BELTS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750464530     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.074385     Document Type: Review

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