Do Malaysian motorcyclists concern to safety helmet usage: A cross-sectional survey

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 555-560

  Ambak, Kamarudin ^a   Ismail, Rozmi ^b   Rahmat, Riza Atiq Ok ^b   Shokri, Foad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Compliance rate; Head injuries; Helmet use; Motorcyclist

Indexed keywords

EID: 79851493913     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2011.555.560     Document Type: Article

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