Accident rates amongst regular bicycle riders in Tasmania, Australia

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 376-381

  Palmer, Andrew J ^a   Si, Lei ^a   Gordon, Jared M ^a   Saul, Tim ^a   Curry, Beverley A ^a   Otahal, Petr ^a   Hitchens, Peta L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidents; Australia; Bicycle; Cycling; Habits; Risks

Indexed keywords

BICYCLES; HEALTH; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISKS;

AUSTRALIA; CYCLING; HABITS; MEDICAL TREATMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STANDARD DEVIATION; TASMANIA , AUSTRALIA;

ACCIDENTS;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CYCLING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BICYCLING; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TASMANIA; TRANSPORTATION; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907359326     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2014.07.015     Document Type: Article

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