Deaths of bicycle riders in Brazil: characteristics and trends during the period of 2000 - 2010

INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, bicycle use has been increasing. Accidents involving cyclists are important causes of morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE: To describe the mortality of cyclists injured in transport accidents in Brazil, the characteristics of the victims and of the occurrence, and to investig...

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Main Authors: Leila Posenato Garcia, Lúcia Rolim Santana de Freitas, Elisabeth Carmen Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2013-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2013000400918&lng=en&tlng=en