@article{ref1,
title="Effectiveness of a comprehensive multisector campaign to increase seat belt use in the greater athens area, greece. hellenic road traffic police department",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="1999",
author="Skalkidou, Alkistis and Tsoufis, Y. and Stappa, M. and Trichopoulos, Dimitrios and Petridou, Eleni",
volume="89",
number="12",
pages="1861-1863",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the effectiveness of a comprehensive campaign to increase seat belt use in Athens. METHODS: In 1996 a survey focusing on seat belt use was undertaken among occupants of 1,400 passenger cars. From October 1997 to June 1998 the campaign was implemented; during the campaign, seat belt law enforcement was not intensified. In 1998 another inspection survey of 2250 cars was undertaken. RESULTS: The program brought only a 6% increase in compliance, but there was an estimated gain of about 50 averted deaths and 1,500 averted injuries. CONCLUSIONS: An intensive campaign to increase seat belt use, conducted in the absence of increased law enforcement, resulted in moderate gains.",
language="",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}