Are Booster Seats More Effective than Child Safety Seats or Seat Belts at Reducing Traffic Fatalities among Children?
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Child Safety Seats and Seat Belts in Protecting Children from Injury
Young children are required to use child safety seats, and the age threshold at which children can legally graduate to seat belts has steadily increased. This article tests the relative effectiveness of child safety seats, lap-and-shoulder seat belts, and lap belts in preventing injuries among motor vehicle passengers aged 2–6 yr. We analyze three large, representative samples of crashes report...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Health Economics
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2332-3493,2332-3507
DOI: 10.1162/ajhe_a_00114