TY - JOUR PY - 1985// TI - The effect of seat belt legislation on injuries sustained by car occupants JO - Injury A1 - Bodiwala, G. G. A1 - Barnes, M. R. A1 - Allen, M. J. SP - 471 EP - 476 VL - 16 IS - 7 N2 - Details are given of the injuries sustained by 402 car drivers, 209 front seat passengers and 147 back seat passengers involved in road accidents during the two 4-month periods before and after the introduction of the compulsory wearing of seat belts on 1 February 1983. Comparisons are made between the injury patterns in those wearing and not wearing seat belts and in back seat passengers. LA - SN - 0020-1383 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -