Why Turks do not use seat belts? An interview study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 470-478

  Şimşekoǧlu, Özlem ^a   Lajunen, Timo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Habit; Interview study; Reasons for seat belt use; Safety; Seat belt use; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

HABIT FORMATION; INTERVIEW STUDY;

AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PILOT STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SEATBELT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; SEAT BELTS; TURKEY;

EID: 40349102007     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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