Seizure-related injuries in a group of young people with epilepsy wearing protective helmets: Incidence, types and circumstances

Seizure

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 347-353

  Deekollu, David ^a   Besag, F M C ^a,b   Aylett, S E ^a,c  

^a YOUNG EPILEPSY   (United Kingdom)

^b Bedfordshire and Luton Community NHS Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Injury; Protective helmets

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPILEPSY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STUDENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 21444441233     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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