Seat belt use among 13-15 year olds in primary and secondary enforcement law states

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 524-529

  Durbin, Dennis R ^a,b   Smith, Rebecca ^a   Kallan, Michael J ^a,b   Elliott, Michael R ^a,c   Winston, Flaura K ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child passenger safety; Graduated driver licensing; Safety belt laws; Teen driver

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DRIVER LICENSING; INSURANCE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; TELEPHONE; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY; GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSING; SAFETY BELT LAWS; TEEN DRIVERS;

AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MALE; SAFETY; SEATBELT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LICENSURE; MALE; MICHIGAN; PENNSYLVANIA; SAFETY; SEAT BELTS; STATE GOVERNMENT;

EID: 34247474845     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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