Risk compensation and bicycle helmets

Risk Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1187-1195

  Phillips, Ross Owen ^a   Fyhri, Aslak ^a   Sagberg, Fridulv ^a  

^a Gaustadalléen   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bicycle; Heart rate variability; Helmets; Risk compensation

Indexed keywords

BICYCLES; HEART; SAFETY DEVICES;

BICYCLE HELMET; CYCLING BEHAVIOR; FIELD EXPERIMENT; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HELMETS; OBJECTIVE MEASURE; PERCEIVED RISK; RISK COMPENSATIONS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CYCLE TRANSPORT; HEALTH RISK; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EID: 80051663418     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01589.x     Document Type: Article

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