Injuries involving off-road cycling

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 481-485

  Rivara, Frederick P ^a,d   Tliompson, Diane C ^a   Tlwmpson, Robert S ^b   Rebolledo, Viviana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Gmup Health Cooperative Ofpugct Sound ^*  (United States)

^d Llarbon'Ietv Injury Prevention and Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicycling; facial injuries; head injuries; head protective devices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CYCLING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; WASHINGTON; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030990705     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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