Bicycling-related injuries among children in Greece

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 182-186

  Klimentopoulou, Alexandra ^a   Paliokosta, Elena ^a   Towner, Elizabeth ^b   Petridou, Eleni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bicycle related injuries; Prevention strategies; Retrospective study

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CYCLING; EMERGENCY WARD; GREECE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMET; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 3042761131     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-004-1401-1     Document Type: Article

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