Misconceptions regarding case-control studies of bicycle helmets and head injury

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 636-643

  Cummings, Peter ^a   Rivara, Frederick P ^a   Thompson, Diane C ^a   Thompson, Robert S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicycle helmets; Case control studies

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DATA REDUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BICYCLE HELMETS; CASE-CONTROL DATA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; RISK; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BICYCLING; BRAIN INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO;

EID: 33646348125     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.12.007     Document Type: Article

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