Predicting parents' use of booster seats

Injury Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 313-318

  Bruce, Beth S ^a   Snowdon, Anne W ^b   Cunningham, Charles ^c   Cramm, Carolyn L ^a   Whittle, Krista ^a   Correale, Heather ^d   Barwick, Melanie ^e   Piotrowski, Caroline ^f   Warda, Lynne ^f   Harrold, Jessie ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 80053050972     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.029181     Document Type: Article

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