Bicycle helmet laws: A current perspective

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 399-402

  Borgialli, Dominic A ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicycle helmet; injury prevention and control; legislation and jurisprudence; safety education

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HELMET; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVENTION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0030756181     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.1997.97.7.399     Document Type: Article

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