American journal of preventive medicine.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,. Amsterdam : Elsevier Science
Frequency: Bimonthly
Country: Netherlands
Language: English
Author(s):
American College of Preventive Medicine., Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine.
Start Year:1985 -
ISSN:
0749-3797 (Print)
1873-2607 (Electronic)
0749-3797 (Linking)
1873-2607 (Electronic)
0749-3797 (Linking)
Impact Factor
5.5
2022
| NLM ID: | 8704773 |
| (DNLM): | SR0052161(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 11120856 |
| Coden: | AJPMEA |
| LCCN: | 86643981 |
| Classification: | W1 AM51D |
Helmets and horseback riders. To determine patterns of helmet use and attitudes toward helmets among horseback riders, we analyzed a subset of data (n = 1,834) from a cross-sectional mail survey of horseback riders conducted from July to December 1991. Riders were randomly selected from the mailing list of a national mail-order company that sells horseback-riding equipment. Of 900 English-style riders, 517 (57.5%) wore helmets on their last ride, compared with only 81 of 684 (11.8%) Western-style riders. Among 546 riders who did not own helmets, their most commonly cited reasons included believing that helmets were unneces...