Factors Influencing Booster Seat Use in a Multiethnic Community: Lessons for Program Implementation

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 411-418

  Johnston, Brian D ^a   Bennett, Elizabeth ^b   Quan, Linda ^a   Gonzalez Walker, Denise ^c   Crispin, Beth ^b   Ebel, Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Seattle   (United States)

Author keywords

booster seat; child passenger safety; focus group; injury prevention; motor vehicle injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; POVERTY; SELF EFFICACY; WASHINGTON; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049120459     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839908317743     Document Type: Article

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