Prevalence of helmet use among motorcycle users in tamale metropolis, Ghana: An observational study

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 522-525

  Ackaah, Williams ^a   Afukaar, Francis K ^a  

^a CSIR Building Road Research Institute   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; Motorcycle helmet; Observational survey; Pillion rider; Rider

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GHANA; HELMET; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLE; OBSERVATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GHANA; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; OBSERVATION;

EID: 77957228468     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2010.489198     Document Type: Article

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