Child passenger safety laws in the United States, 1978-2010: Policy diffusion in the absence of strong federal intervention

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 30-37

  Bae, Jin Yung ^a   Anderson, Evan ^b   Silver, Diana ^a   Macinko, James ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child passenger safety law; Child restraint; Policy diffusion; Public health law; Seatbelt law; Traffic safety; United States

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; KNOWLEDGE; POLICY ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY LAW; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LAW; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY LAW; CHILD RESTRAINT; POLICY DIFFUSION; PUBLIC HEALTH LAW; SEATBELT LAW; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; PUBLIC POLICY; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892513517     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.10.035     Document Type: Article

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