Safe restraint of the child passenger

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 752-757

  Cameron, Leanne ^a,b   Segedin, Elizabeth ^a   Nuthall, Gabrielle ^a   Thompson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Booster seat; Child restraint; Motor vehicle safety; Seat belt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEAT; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; PARENTS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33750632987     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00972.x     Document Type: Article

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