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The prevalence and determinants of helmet use amongst commercial motorcyclists in Ido-Osi local government area

Kayode Rasaq Adewoyea Department of Community Medicine Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti/Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Shuaib Kayode Aremub ENT Department, Federal Teaching Hospital Ido-Ekiti/Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Charles Oluwatemitope Olomofec Department of Community Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, Nigeria
,
Adebayo Makinde Adeniyic Department of Community Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, Nigeria
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Richard Dele Agbanad Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Science, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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Opeyemi Oladipupo Abioyec Department of Community Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, Nigeria
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Yusuf Funsho Issae Department of Community Health, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
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Pages 358-364 | Published online: 10 Oct 2019

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