Helmet Use Among Motorcyclists in Cambodia: A Survey of Use, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 31-36

  Bachani, Abdulgafoor M ^a   Tran, Nhan T ^a   Sann, Socheata ^b   Ballesteros, Michael F ^c   Gnim, Chandara ^b   Ou, Amra ^b   Sem, Panhavuth ^b   Nie, Xiaoyu ^a   Hyder, Adnan A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Handicap International Belgium   (Belgium)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Cambodia; Head injuries; Helmets; Motorcycles; Road safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAMBODIA; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMBODIA; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859498396     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2011.630763     Document Type: Article

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