The economic benefits of child safety seat misuse reduction programs and design improvements for children in rear seats

Annual Proceedings - Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 197-206

  Zaloshnja, J E ^a   Miller, T R ^a  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD SAFETY SEATS; COST SAVINGS; CRASH OUTCOMES; DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; PASSENGER VEHICLES; SEAT DESIGNS;

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE SEATS; COSTS; MEDICINE; VEHICLES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECONOMICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52449103383     PISSN: 15400360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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