Correct and incorrect use of child restraints: Results from an urban survey in New Zealand

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 260-263

  Simpson, J C ^a   Turnbull, B L ^a   Stephenson, S C R ^a   Davie, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Child restraints; Inspection; Interview; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAR; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEATBELT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; SEAT BELTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33947506263     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300600678219     Document Type: Article

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