Making cycle helmets compulsory: Ethical arguments for legislation

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 262-265

  Sheikh, Aziz ^a   Cook, Adrian ^b   Ashcroft, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Healthcare Commission   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENEFICENCE; BICYCLE; CONSULTATION; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; JUSTICE; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 2942708135     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.97.6.262     Document Type: Review

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