Children Crossing Streets: The Cognitive Task of Pedestrians Across Nations

Annals of Global Health

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 328-332

  Schwebel, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

child development; cognition; injury; pedestrian; safety

Indexed keywords

ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD SAFETY; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DRIVER; HIGHWAY; HUMAN; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; PEDESTRIAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT STATURE; SKILL; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAVEL; WALKING; POVERTY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; COGNITION; HUMANS; PEDESTRIANS; POVERTY; SAFETY; WALKING;

EID: 85019618416     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22149996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2017.04.004     Document Type: Article

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