Trauma to adult bicyclists: A growing problem in the urban environment

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 825-829

  Rosenkranz, Kari M ^a   Sheridan, Robert L ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CYCLING; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HAZARD; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMET; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BICYCLING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0142230984     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(02)00389-3     Document Type: Article

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