The importance of the use of bicycle helmets to head injuries in youngsters aged 0-15 years;Betydningen af brug af cykelhjelm for hovedskader hos tilskadekomne 0-15-årige cyklister

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 164, Issue 44, 2002, Pages 5115-5119

  Larsen, Lars Binderup ^a  

^a NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTOR VEHICLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037191214     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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