Bicycle helmet use among schoolchildren - The influence of parental involvement and children's attitudes

Injury Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 218-222

  Berg, Peter ^a   Westerling, R ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bicycle helmet use; Children's attitudes; Parental involvement; Safety promotion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BICYCLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELMET; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; BICYCLING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 0035462145     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.7.3.218     Document Type: Article

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