The motorcyclist: Easy rider or easy victim? An analysis of motorcycle accidents in Germany

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 320-323

  Wick, Marc ^a,b   Müller, Ernst Josef ^a   Ekkernkamp, Axel ^a   Muhr, Gert ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Costs; Injury patterns; Lower extremity injuries; Motorcycle accident

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; COST; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

EID: 0031958129     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90113-9     Document Type: Article

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