Athletic participation and seatbelt omission among U.S. high school students

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-36

  Melnick, Merrill J ^a   Miller, Kathleen E ^b   Sabo, Donald F ^c   Barnes, Grace M ^b   Farrell, Michael P ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Athletic participation; Gender; Seatbelt omission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ATHLETES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; SEAT BELTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 76249084901     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198107308377     Document Type: Article

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