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

• Main Authors: Leila Posenato Garcia (Author), Lúcia Rolim Santana de Freitas (Author), Elisabeth Carmen Duarte (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...