Evaluation of child safety seat checkpoint events

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1908-1912

  Duchossois, Gina P ^a   Nance, Michael L ^a   Wiebe, Douglas J ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Car seat checks; Car seats; Child safety seat checkpoints; Child safety seats; Children

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SEATS; FACINGS; SECURITY OF DATA;

CAR SEAT CHECKS; CAR SEATS; CHILD SAFETY SEAT CHECKPOINTS; CHILD SAFETY SEATS; CHILDREN;

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARENTS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 54949131667     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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