Evaluation of New Zealand's bicycle helmet law

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 1349, 2012, Pages

  Clarke, Colin F ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE HELMET; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPENSATION; CYCLING; DRIVER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NEW ZEALAND; PEDESTRIAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; BICYCLE; CHILD; CIVIL RIGHTS; ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIVIL RIGHTS; ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NEW ZEALAND; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84858059785     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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