Seat-belt use and non-use in adults in Slovenia

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 317-325

  Bilban, Marjan ^a   Zaletel Kragelj, Lijana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Non useof seat belts; Risk factors; Seat belt; Slovenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEATBELT; SLOVENIA; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 34948832055     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-007-6009-x     Document Type: Article

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