Bicycle helmet use and bicycling-related injury among young Canadians: An equity analysis

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Davison, Colleen M ^a,b   Torunian, Michael ^c   Walsh, Patricia ^c   Thompson, Wendy ^c   McFaull, Steve ^c   Pickett, William ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENCE; AGE CLASS; CYCLE TRANSPORT; EQUITY; HEALTH SURVEY; INJURY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STUDENT;

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CANADA; CHILD; CYCLING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMET; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA;

EID: 84879835955     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-12-48     Document Type: Article

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