"Seat Belts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Restraining belts fastened to the frame of automobiles, aircraft, or other vehicles, and strapped around the person occupying the seat in the car or plane, intended to prevent the person from being thrown forward or out of the vehicle in case of sudden deceleration.
Descriptor ID |
D012622
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MeSH Number(s) |
E07.700.800
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Concept/Terms |
Seat Belts- Seat Belts
- Belt, Seat
- Belts, Seat
- Seat Belt
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Seat Belts" by people in Profiles.
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Sternal fractures in children: An analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 May; 54(5):980-983.
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Comparison of the effectiveness of hands-on versus online education in child passenger safety. Inj Prev. 2018 10; 24(5):365-371.
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Comparing the effects of age, BMI and gender on severe injury (AIS 3+) in motor-vehicle crashes. Accid Anal Prev. 2014 Nov; 72:146-60.
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Modeling the impact of rescinding Michigan's primary and secondary seat belt laws on death and injury from passenger vehicle crashes. Traffic Inj Prev. 2014; 15(7):701-5.
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An academic, business, and community alliance to promote evidence-based public health policy: the case of primary seat belt legislation. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2013 Aug; 24(3):1364-77.
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Improving seat belt use among teen drivers: findings from a service-learning approach. Accid Anal Prev. 2013 Oct; 59:71-5.
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Endovascular therapy for overcoming challenges presented with blunt abdominal aortic injury. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2012 May; 46(4):329-31.
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Seeking better health care outcomes: the ethics of using the "nudge". Am J Bioeth. 2012; 12(2):1-10.
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Screening for risky alcohol use among caregivers of pediatric trauma patients: a pilot study. J Trauma. 2009 Jul; 67(1 Suppl):S37-42.
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Seatbelt law enforcement and motor vehicle crash fatalities among blacks and whites in Louisiana and Mississippi. South Med J. 2006 Feb; 99(2):143-8.