Bicycle helmets reduce head injuries and should be worn by all

Injury Prevention

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 251-252

  Vulcan, Peter ^a   Lane, John ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BICYCLE; CHILD; ECONOMICS; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0030309171     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2.4.251     Document Type: Note

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