Prevention of bicycle-related injuries in children and youth: A systematic review of bicycle skills training interventions

Injury Prevention

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 191-195

  Richmond, Sarah A ^a   Zhang, Yu Janice ^a   Stover, Andi ^a   Howard, Andrew ^a,b,c,d   Macarthur, Colin ^a,d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CYCLING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELMET; HUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; REACTION TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; CHILD; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; REACTION TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84901242560     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2013-040933     Document Type: Article

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