Route infrastructure and the risk of injuries to bicyclists: A case-crossover study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2336-2343

  Teschke, Kay ^a   Harris, M Anne ^b   Reynolds, Conor C O ^a   Winters, Meghan ^c   Babul, Shelina ^d   Chipman, Mary ^e   Cusimano, Michael D ^e   Brubacher, Jeff R ^a   Hunte, Garth ^a   Friedman, Steven M ^f   Monro, Melody ^a   Shen, Hui ^a   Vernich, Lee ^e   Cripton, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Occupational Cancer Research Centre   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; BICYCLING; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868556125     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300762     Document Type: Article

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