Youths operating all-terrain vehicles - Implications for safety education

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-104

  Burgus, Shari ^a   Madsen, Murray ^a   Sanderson, Wayne ^a   Rautiainen, Risto ^a  

^a University of Iowa ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

All terrain vehicle; ATV; Helmet; Injury; Safety behaviors; Youth

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM STEBBENSI VIRUS;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMET; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; ORGANIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGRICULTURE; CHILD; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949221554     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10599240902751047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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