Bicycling
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Saturday, November 07, 2009

A walk (or cycle) to the park: active transit to neighborhood amenities, the CARDIA study.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Building on known associations between active commuting and reduced cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, this study examines active transit to neighborhood amenities and differences between walking and cycling for transportation. METHODS: ... Read more...

ATV (quad bike) injuries in New Zealand children: their extent and severity.

9 Sep 2009 AIMS: Primary: To ascertain how many New Zealand (NZ) children are being injured or killed as the result of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) injuries and to define the nature and severity of their injuries. Secondary: to examine the effect of age, weight, ... Read more...

Design and development of a new right arm prosthetic kit for a racing cyclist.

30 Aug 2009 This case report describes a newly developed prosthetic arm for a world class trans-humeral amputee cyclist. The proposed solution consists of a new prosthetic kit that was designed to meet requirements of weight, freedom of movement and precise ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Bicycling'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Police find range of drugs after trawling bins used by Tour de France cyclists. 11 Oct 2009
• A walk (or cycle) to the park: active transit to neighborhood amenities, the CARDIA study. 29 Sep 2009
• Shifting gears. 29 Sep 2009
• Commentary: How traffic crashes were reduced in China--experience and difficulties. 29 Sep 2009
• [Knee impact injury due to bicycling fall. This is a complicated joint injury] 15 Sep 2009
• ATV (quad bike) injuries in New Zealand children: their extent and severity. 9 Sep 2009
• Bicycling injuries and mortality in Victoria, 2001-2006. Comment. 5 Sep 2009
• Bicycling injuries and mortality in Victoria, 2001-2006. 5 Sep 2009
• Design and development of a new right arm prosthetic kit for a racing cyclist. 30 Aug 2009
• The biomechanics of cycling with a transtibial amputation: Recommendations for prosthetic design and direction for future research. 30 Aug 2009
• Introduction to triathlon for the lower limb amputee triathlete. 30 Aug 2009
• Associations of cycling with urban sprawl and the gasoline price. 30 Aug 2009
• Perineal nodular swelling in a recreational cyclist: diagnosis and discussion. 30 Aug 2009
• [Bicycle accident. Would a helmet have prevented these injuries?] 18 Aug 2009
• Road traffic fatalities among pedestrians, bicyclists and motor vehicle occupants in Sirjan, Kerman, Iran. 30 Jul 2009
• ALS in Italian professional soccer players: the risk is still present and could be soccer-specific. 30 Jul 2009
• Post-traumatic stress impacts on quality of life in children after road traffic accidents: prospective study. 30 Jul 2009
• Sex alters impact of repeated bouts of sprint exercise on neuromuscular activity in trained athletes. 30 Jul 2009
• Exercise-induced lymphocyte apoptosis attributable to cycle ergometer exercise in endurance-trained individuals. 30 Jul 2009
• Identifying clusters of active transportation using spatial scan statistics. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Bicycling'

Definition: The use of a bicycle for transportation or recreation. It does not include the use of a bicycle in studying the body's response to physical exertion (BICYCLE ERGOMETRY TEST see EXERCISE TEST).

Descriptor UI: D001642

Alternative terms: Bicycling;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; injuries; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics; physiology;

Tree Number: I03.450.642.845.140;

History Note: 90(83); was see under SPORTS 1983-89

Technical Notes: for transport or recreation: not for test of phys exertion ( = probably BICYCLE ERGOMETRY TEST see EXERCISE TEST); /inj: coord IM with specific inj (IM); /physiol permitted; Manual 30.15.1