Child restraint misuse: Do parents properly install car seats?

Schwebel DC, MacKay M, Beasley TM, Johnston A, Koldoff E, Beckworth K, Rivera S, Williams J, Crew M

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2025.10.004
Published: 2025 Dec
Container: Journal of safety research
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.jsr.2025.10.004,
  title = {Child restraint misuse: Do parents properly install car seats?},
  author = {Schwebel DC and MacKay M and Beasley TM and Johnston A and Koldoff E and Beckworth K and Rivera S and Williams J and Crew M},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Journal of safety research},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jsr.2025.10.004},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2025.10.004}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Child restraint misuse: Do parents properly install car seats?
AU  - Schwebel DC
AU  - MacKay M
AU  - Beasley TM
AU  - Johnston A
AU  - Koldoff E
AU  - Beckworth K
AU  - Rivera S
AU  - Williams J
AU  - Crew M
PY  - 2025
JO  - Journal of safety research
DO  - 10.1016/j.jsr.2025.10.004
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APA

DC, S., M, M., TM, B., A, J., E, K., K, B., S, R., J, W., & M, C. (2025). Child restraint misuse: Do parents properly install car seats?. Journal of safety research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2025.10.004

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