School regulations governing bicycle helmet use and head injuries among Japanese junior high school students

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 469-474

  Ichikawa, Masao ^a   Nakahara, Shinji ^a  

^a GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bicycle helmets; Head injuries; Japan; School regulations

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; JAPAN; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SAFETY DEVICES; STUDENTS;

BICYCLE HELMETS; HEAD INJURIES; SCHOOL REGULATIONS; TRAFFIC ENVIRONMENTS;

BICYCLES;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; JAPAN; MALE; POLICY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL MARKETING; STANDARD; STUDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SOCIAL MARKETING; STUDENTS;

EID: 34247507279     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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