Educating grade school children using a structured bicycle safety program

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 920-923

  Nagel, Rollin W ^a   Hankenhof, Barbara J ^a   Kimmel, Sanford R ^a   Saxe, Jonathan M ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicycle safety; Grade school children, Injury prevention; Prevention programs; Retained knowledge

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELMET; HUMAN; MALE; PEDESTRIAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BICYCLING; CHILD; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TEACHING;

EID: 0346903009     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000092682.79696.FA     Document Type: Article

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