E-Bike Injuries: Experience from an Urban Emergency Department—A Retrospective Study from Switzerland

E-Bike Injuries: Experience from an Urban Emergency Department—A Retrospective Study from Switzerland

Background. Between 2005 and 2012, annual sales of E-bikes in Switzerland increased from 1,792 to 52,941. This continuous and rapid transition from human-powered bicycles to an electric bicycle technology may indicate the increasing demand for low-cost transportation technology in combination with a...

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Main Authors:	Sylvana Papoutsi, Luca Martinolli, Christian Tasso Braun, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:	Emergency Medicine International
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/850236

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