Helmet use in BIXI cyclists in Toronto, Canada: An observational study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Bonyun, Marissa ^a   Camden, Andi ^b   Macarthur, Colin ^a,c   Howard, Andrew ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; FEMALE; HELMET; HUMAN; MALE; MOTORCYCLIST; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84863654390     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001049     Document Type: Article

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