Effectiveness of belt positioning booster seats: An updated assessment

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1281-1286

  Arbogast, Kristy B ^a   Jermakian, Jessica S ^a   Kallan, Michael J ^b   Durbin, Dennis R ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Booster seats; Child passenger safety; Seat belts

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL INJURY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SAFETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEAT BELTS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 70350497706     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-0908     Document Type: Article

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