Trends in helmet use and head injuries in San Diego County: The effect of bicycle helmet legislation

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 128-134

  Ji, Ming ^a   Gilchick, Robert A ^b   Bender, Stephen J ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Head injuries; Helmet use; Severity of injuries

Indexed keywords

BICYCLES; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

HEAD INJURIES; HELMET USE; HELMETS; SEVERITY OF INJURIES;

ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLICY; REGISTER; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICYCLING; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC POLICY; REGISTRIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 27644599559     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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