Controversy Children and cycle helmets: The case for

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-103

  Sibert, J R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; MALE;

BICYCLING; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0030093447     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1996.tb00777.x     Document Type: Article

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