Motor racing in Australia: Health damaging or health promoting?

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-58

  Tranter, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health damaging; Health promoting; Motor racing; Public health

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AUSTRALIA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING ABILITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTORCYCLE; NOISE POLLUTION; REVIEW; SPORT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 0038492847     PISSN: 13242296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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