Measuring compliance with Viet Nam's mandatory motorcycle helmet legislation

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 192-196

  Nguyen, Ha Trong ^a   Passmore, Jonathon ^b   Cuong, Pham Viet ^a   Nguyen, Nam Phuong ^b  

^a HANOI UNIVERSITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

motorcycle helmets; road safety; Viet Nam

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MOTORCYCLE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIET NAM;

CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MOTORCYCLES; VIETNAM;

EID: 84878546649     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2012.706617     Document Type: Article

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