A longitudinal study of the effectiveness of a multi-media intervention on parents' knowledge and use of vehicle safety systems for children

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 498-505

  Snowdon, Anne W ^a   Hussein, Abdul ^a   Purc Stevenson, Rebecca ^b   Follo, Giovanna ^c   Ahmed, Ejaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child seat safety; Injury prevention; Intervention; Multi media education; Safety seat education

Indexed keywords

CHILD SEAT SAFETY; INJURY PREVENTION; INTERVENTION; MULTI-MEDIA EDUCATION; SAFETY SEAT EDUCATION;

AIRCRAFT SEATS;

EDUCATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; EDUCATION; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMEDIA; NEWBORN; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMEDIA; ONTARIO; PARENTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 64849101833     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.01.013     Document Type: Article

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