Association between mandatory seatbelt laws and road traffic injuries in Iran

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1540-1545

  Soori, H ^a   Nasermoadeli, A ^a   Ainy, E ^a   Hassani, S A ^b   Mehmandar, M R ^c  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^c Naja Hospital   (Iran)

Author keywords

Accident; Iran; Legislation; Seatbelt; Traffic injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; IRAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MORTALITY; SEATBELT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; IRAN; MALE; SEAT BELTS;

EID: 84857674529     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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