The impact of a standard enforcement safety belt law on fatalities and hospital charges in Ohio

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-23

  Conner, Kristen A ^a   Xiang, Huiyun ^a,b   Smith, Gary A ^a,b  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital Charges; Prevention; Safety Belt; Standard Enforcement

Indexed keywords

CRASH OUTCOMES; CURRENT SAFETY; DATA EVALUATION; FATAL INJURY; PREVENTION; SAFETY BELT; SECONDARY ENFORCEMENT; VEHICLE CRASHES;

COST REDUCTION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALS; STANDARDS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEATBELT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST SAVINGS; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OHIO; SEAT BELTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949269461     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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