Evaluation of the static belt fit provided by belt-positioning booster seats

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 598-607

  Reed, Matthew P ^a   Ebert, Sheila M ^a   Sherwood, Christopher P ^b   Klinich, Kathleen D ^a   Manary, Miriam A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Insurance Institute for Highway Safety   (United States)

Author keywords

Belt positioning booster; Child passenger safety; Seat belt

Indexed keywords

BOOSTER SEATS; CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY; DESIGN FEATURES; IN-VEHICLE MEASUREMENTS; INJURY RISKS; MEASUREMENT METHODS; SEAT BELT; US MARKETS;

AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; AUTOMOBILE SEATS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

SHOULDERS (ROAD);

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHILD; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; SEATBELT;

CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFANT EQUIPMENT; MANIKINS; SEAT BELTS;

EID: 66949158735     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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