Cycle helmet ownership and use; a cluster randomised controlled trial in primary school children in deprived areas

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 330-335

  Kendrick, D ^a   Royal, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELMET; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BICYCLING; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; POVERTY AREAS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 1942502183     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.032052     Document Type: Article

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