Effects of upgraded child restraint law designed to increase booster seat use in New York

Pediatrics

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 484-489

  Sun, Kainan ^a   Bauer, Michael J ^a   Hardman, Susan ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident; Booster seat; Injury; Motor vehicle crashes; Passenger; Safety; Upgraded child restraint law

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAW; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; NEW YORK; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77956291533     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-0249     Document Type: Article

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