The use of bicycle helmets in a western Canadian province without legislation

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 144-148

  Nykolyshyn, Kathy ^a,b,c   Petruk, Jackie A ^a,b,c   Wiebe, Natasha ^d   Cheung, Melody ^d   Belton, Kathy ^d,e   Rowe, Brian H ^c,d  

^a STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b KIDSAFE Connection   (Canada)

^c Capital Health Edmonton   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HELMET; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; OBSERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LEGAL ASPECT; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBERTA; BICYCLING; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0037364150     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404589     Document Type: Article

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