Attitudes toward a primary seat belt law among adults in a rural state with a secondary seat belt law

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-52

  Perkins, Bobbi Jo ^a   Helgerson, Steven D ^a   Harwell, Todd S ^a  

^a MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Attitudes; Legislation jurisprudence; Motor vehicle occupant crash; Rural; Seat belt; Unintentional injury

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH RISKS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MOTORS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; VEHICLES;

ADULTS; ATTITUDES; LEGISLATION/JURISPRUDENCE; MOTOR VEHICLE OCCUPANT CRASH; RURAL; SEAT BELT; UNINTENTIONAL INJURY;

AUTOMOBILE SEATS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONTANA; RURAL POPULATION; SEAT BELTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849121310     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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