Readiness for community-based bicycle helmet use programs: A study using community- and individual-level readiness models

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 639-643

  Kakefuda, Itsumi ^a   Stallones, Lorann ^a   Gibbs, Julie ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicycle helmet promotion; Community Readiness Model; Community based research; Stages of Change Model; Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BICYCLE; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HELMET; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BICYCLING; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 44449127632     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308090935     Document Type: Article

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