Premature graduation of children in child restraint systems: An observational study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 867-872

  Vesentini, Lara ^a   Willems, Bert ^a  

^a Provincial College Limburg   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Child restraint system (CRS); CRS misuse; CRS use; Inappropriate CRS use; Observational survey; Premature graduation; Unrestrained

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM (CRS); INAPPROPRIATE CRS USE; OBSERVATIONAL SURVEY; PREMATURE GRADUATION;

EDUCATION;

AGE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEATBELT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; BELGIUM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; MALE; SEAT BELTS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 34548522777     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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