Bicycle helmet use four years after the introduction of helmet legislation in Alberta, Canada

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 788-796

  Karkhaneh, M ^a   Rowe, B H ^a   Saunders, L D ^a   Voaklander, D C ^a   Hagel, B E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bicycle helmet; Injury prevention; Legislation; Survey

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; ALBERTA; ALBERTA , CANADA; BICYCLE HELMET; CALGARY; HELMET USE; INJURY PREVENTION; LEGISLATION; NON-FATAL; POISSON REGRESSION; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

BICYCLES; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SAFETY DEVICES; SURVEYS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CANADA; CHILD; COOPERATION; FACE INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; SAFETY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBERTA; BICYCLING; CHILD; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DATA COLLECTION; FACIAL INJURIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952446864     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.10.026     Document Type: Article

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