The effectiveness of child restraint systems for children aged 3 years or younger during motor vehicle collisions: 1996 to 2005

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 252-257

  Rice, Thomas M ^a,c   Anderson, Craig L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Traffic Safety Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILD SAFETY; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; EQUIPMENT; INFANT; INJURY; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 59049094490     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.131128     Document Type: Article

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