Prevalence and issues in non-use of safety belts and child restraints in a high-income developing country: Lessons for the future

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 256-263

  Barss, Peter ^a   Al Obthani, Murad ^a   Al Hammadi, Abdulla ^a   Al Shamsi, Hamad ^a   El Sadig, Mohammed ^a   Grivna, Michal ^a,b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Child Restraints; Injury Prevention; Legislation; Safety Restraints; Seatbelts; Traffic Safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEATBELT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEAT BELTS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 45849134504     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580802040352     Document Type: Article

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