Demographic, socioeconomic, and attitudinal associations with children's cycle-helmet use in the absence of legislation

Injury Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 355-358

  Lang, Iain A ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BICYCLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 35548948907     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2007.015941     Document Type: Article

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