Analysis of fatal injuries to motorcyclists by helmet type

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-128

  Hitosugi, Masahito ^a   Shigeta, Akio ^b   Takatsu, Akihiro ^b   Yokoyama, Tomoko ^a   Tokudome, Shogo ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Helmet; Injury; Motorcyclist; Traffic accident

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN CONTUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LIVER INJURY; LUNG INJURY; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; NECK INJURY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RIB FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; JAPAN; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 2542545150     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000127397.67081.f5     Document Type: Article

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