title: The aetiology of bicycle accidents.
abstract: Of 4,479 patients treated for injuries in a hospital, the highest frequency of bicycle accidents (23%) was observed in the age group for 20-29-yr.-olds. The main category (68.8%) were accidents without collision with other traffic. The highest mortality rates were found for children below 16 years of age and in elderly > 70 years old in the category of collision with a motor vehicle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kingma
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries*; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology