Self-reported safety belt use among emergency department patients in Boston, Massachusetts

• Main Authors: Mitchell Patricia (Author), Feldman James A (Author), Coles Tara (Author), Mehta Supriya D (Author), Fernandez William G (Author), Olshaker Jonathan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Safety belt use is 80% nationally, yet only 63% in Massachusetts. Safety belt use among potentially at-risk groups in Boston is unknown. We sought to assess the prevalence and correlates of belt non-use among emergency department (ED...