Environmental determinants of bicycling injuries in Alberta, Canada

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Romanow, Nicole T R ^a   Couperthwaite, Amy B ^b   McCormack, Gavin R ^a   Nettel Aguirre, Alberto ^a   Rowe, Brian H ^b   Hagel, Brent E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; INJURY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALBERTA; BICYCLING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84871835981     PISSN: 16879805     EISSN: 16879813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/487681     Document Type: Article

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