Lawrence of Arabia, Sir Hugh Cairns, and the origin of motorcycle helmets

Neurosurgery

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 176-179

  Maartens, Nicholas F ^a   Wills, Andrew D ^a   Adams, Christopher B T ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head injury; Hugh cairns; Lawrence of arabia; Motorcycle helmets

Indexed keywords

ASIA; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTORCYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE; ART; ARTICLE; HISTORY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PUBLIC FIGURE; SAUDI ARABIA; SKULL FRACTURE;

FAMOUS PERSONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; NEUROSURGERY; PORTRAITS; SAUDI ARABIA; SKULL FRACTURES;

EID: 0036364803     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200201000-00026     Document Type: Review

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