Improving bicycle safety: The role of paediatricians and family physicians

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 315-318

  LeBlanc, John C ^a,b   Huybers, Sherry ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Bicycle helmet; Bicycle safety; Physician counselling

Indexed keywords

BICYCLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; LAW; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PEDIATRICIAN; REVIEW; SAFETY; SKILL; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 3242753382     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/9.5.315     Document Type: Review

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