The psychological impact of traffic injuries sustained in a road crash by bicyclists: A prospective study

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 273-280

  Craig, A ^a   Elbers, N A ^a   Jagnoor, J ^a,b   Gopinath, B ^a   Kifley, A ^a   Dinh, M ^c   Pozzato, I ^a   Ivers, R Q ^b   Nicholas, M ^d   Cameron, I D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cycling injuries; depression; distress; pain catastrophizing; road crash; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CYCLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICYCLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 85011681239     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2016.1248760     Document Type: Article

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