Discrepancy in bicycle helmet use among college students between two bicycle use purposes: Commuting and recreation

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 513-521

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

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicycle helmet; Bicycle use purpose; College student; Health Belief Model; Stages of Change model; Theory of Reasoned Action

Indexed keywords

BICYCLE HELMET; BICYCLE RIDERS; COLLEGE STUDENT; CURRENT BEHAVIORS; HELMET USE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODELS; PERCEIVED RISKS; PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES; RELATED INJURIES; SUBJECTIVE NORMS; THEORY OF REASONED ACTION;

HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENTS;

BICYCLES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BICYCLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HELMET; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; STUDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICYCLING; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; RECREATION; STUDENTS; TRANSPORTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849109558     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.01.014     Document Type: Article

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