Analysis of teenage seat belt use: From the 2007 Missouri high school seat belt survey

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 311-316

  Kim, Sungyop ^a   Depue, Leanna ^b   Spence, LaGena ^c   Reine, Judi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b Missouri Department of Transportation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

GDL; High school; Seat belt; Teenager

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; BINARY LOGIT; CAR ACCIDENTS; DRIVING CONDITIONS; EARLY INTERVENTION; FATAL ACCIDENTS; GDL; HIGH SCHOOL; MISSOURIS; PICKUP TRUCKS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; RISKY BEHAVIORS; SAFETY EDUCATION; SCHOOL LOCATION; SEAT BELT; SEAT BELT USE; SMALL SIZE; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; TEENAGER;

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE SEATS; AUTOMOBILES; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ECONOMICS; SURVEYS;

AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WEATHER;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MISSOURI; SEAT BELTS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; WEATHER;

EID: 70349299776     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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