Booster seat legislation: Does it work for all children?

Injury Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 233-237

  Brixey, Suzanne N ^a   Corden, Timothy E ^a   Guse, Clare E ^a   Layde, Peter M ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEATBELT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POPULATION GROUPS; SEAT BELTS; SOCIAL CLASS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 79960834958     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.029835     Document Type: Article

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