Prevalence of motorcycle helmet use in Sri Lanka: An observational study

Samath D. Dharmaratne; Achala Upendra Jayatilleke; Asanka N. Abeyrathna; Inoka D. M. Mabharana; K. G. B. Kumbukgolle

doi:10.5897/JPHE2013.0515

Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-2316
DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
Start Year: 2009
Published Articles: 655

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Prevalence of motorcycle helmet use in Sri Lanka: An observational study

Samath D. Dharmaratne1,2,3, Achala Upendra Jayatilleke3,4*, Asanka N. Abeyrathna1, Inoka D. M. Mabharana1 and K. G. B. Kumbukgolle1

1Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400 Sri Lanka. 2Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, USA. 3Institute of Violence and Injury Prevention, 25 1/2 -9B, Tower Building, Station Road, Colombo 04, 00400 Sri Lanka. 4Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, 160, Prof. Nandadasa Kodagoda Mawatha, Colombo 07, 00700 Sri Lanka.
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Article Number - C2B0F215421
Vol.5(10), pp. 421-423 , October 2013
https://doi.org/10.5897/JPHE2013.0515

Accepted: 27 August 2013
Published: 31 October 2013

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