Injury-prevention practices as depicted in G- and PG-rated movies, 2003-2007

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 290-294

  Tongren, Jon Eric ^a,b   Sites, Anne ^b   Zwicker, Katharyn ^b   Pelletier, Andrew ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Injury; Movie

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BICYCLE; CHILD SAFETY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DEATH; FALLING; FANTASY; FLOTATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELMET; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; PEDESTRIAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIP;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; SEAT BELTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 76049097612     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1282     Document Type: Article

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