Fatalities from non-use of seat belts and helmets in Greece: A nationwide appraisal

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-91

  Petridou, E ^a   Skalkidou, A ^a   Ioannou, N ^b   Trichopoulos, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b General Secretariat of National Statistical Service of Greece   (Greece)

Author keywords

Helmet use; Prevention; Seat belt use; Traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GREECE; HELMET; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; RISK; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; FEMALE; GREECE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; ODDS RATIO; SEAT BELTS;

EID: 0031605285     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(97)00065-1     Document Type: Article

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