Controversy Children and cycle helmets - The case against

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-111

  McCarthy, M ^a  

^a Camden/Islington Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELMET; HUMAN; MALE;

BICYCLING; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0030092846     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1996.tb00778.x     Document Type: Article

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