Helmet use among motorcyclists: Observational study in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 143-145

  Ledesma, Rubén Daniel ^a,b   Peltzer, Raquel Inés ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Accidents, traffic, prevention control; Argentina; Head protective devices, utilization; Motorcycles

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849193404     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-89102008000100019     Document Type: Article

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