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Motorcycle helmet use in Calicut, India: User behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions

Krishnamurthy KaruppanagounderDepartment of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Calicut, Kerala, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Arjun V. VijayanDepartment of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Calicut, Kerala, India
Pages 292-296 | Received 08 Jan 2015, Accepted 24 May 2015, Published online: 10 Feb 2016

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