Economic disparity in bicycle helmet use by children six years after the introduction of legislation

Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 231-235

  Macpherson, A K ^b   Macarthur, C ^e   To, T M ^d   Chipman, M L ^f   Wright, J G ^d   Parkin, Patricia C ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e University of Toronto   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CANADA; CHILD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HELMET; HUMAN; INCOME; LEGAL ASPECT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33747596452     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2005.011379     Document Type: Article

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