Differences in safety belt use by race

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1105-1109

  Vivoda, Jonathon M ^a   Eby, David W ^a   Kostyniuk, Lidia P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographics; Race; Safety belt; Survey

Indexed keywords

FRONT-OUTBOARD PASSENGERS; MEDIA CAMPAIGNS; MOTOR VEHICLES; SAFETY BELTS;

BELTS; EDUCATION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MOTORS; VEHICLES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; SEAT BELTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 4344633796     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2003.04.001     Document Type: Article

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