Correlates of motorcycle helmet use among recent graduates of a motorcycle training course

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2057-2062

  Ranney, Megan L ^a   Mello, Michael J ^a   Baird, Janette B ^a   Chai, Peter R ^a   Clark, Melissa A ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents; Head protective devices utilization; Health behavior; Health education; Motorcycles; Traffic psychology

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; EDUCATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MOTORCYCLES; SURVEYS;

EDUCATION COURSE; EDUCATION PROGRAMS; HEALTH BEHAVIORS; HEALTH EDUCATION; MOTORCYCLE CRASHES; MOTORCYCLE HELMET; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; WEB-BASED SURVEYS;

SAFETY DEVICES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELMET; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049370095     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.06.017     Document Type: Article

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