An epidemiological study of bicycle-related injuries

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 363-372

  Eilert Petersson, Elsvig ^a,b   Schelp, Lothar ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bicycle related injury; Dental injury; Epidemiology; Oral injury; Public health

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031132440     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(97)00002-X     Document Type: Article

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