Understanding reasons for non-compliance in motorcycle helmet use among adolescents in Greece

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-23

  Germeni, E ^a   Lionis, C ^b   Davou, B ^c   Petridou, E Th ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELMET; HUMAN; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GREECE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; PERCEPTION;

EID: 61649093373     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.019356     Document Type: Article

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