Effects of Booster Seat Laws on Injury Risk Among Children in Crashes

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 631-639

  Eichelberger, Angela H ^a   Chouinard, Aline O ^a   Jermakian, Jessica S ^a  

^a Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Belt positioning booster seat; Child passenger safety; Children; Injuries; Law upgrade; Legislation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84869405761     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2012.660663     Document Type: Article

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