Rear seat belt use as an indicator of safe road behaviour in a rapidly developing country

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 280-283

  McIlvenny, Shirley ^a   Al Mahrouqi, Fatma ^a   Al Busaidi, Thuraiya ^a   Al Nabhani, Ahmed ^a   Al Hikmani, Fatma ^a   Al Kharousi, Zaher ^a   Al Mammari, Salima ^a   Al Hoti, Anwar ^a   Al Shihi, Aysha ^a   Al Lawati, Anwar ^a   Al Kharousi, Ibtisam ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Middle East; Oman; Road traffic accidents; Seat belts

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAR; CHILD; DEATH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABILITY; DRIVER; EMPLOYEE; HAZARD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MOTOR VEHICLE; OMAN; PARENT; PATIENT; SEATBELT; STUDENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OMAN; PARENTING; SEAT BELTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 9944230910     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642400412400617     Document Type: Article

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