Economic impact of motorcycle helmets: From impact to discharge

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 978-983

  Eastridge, Brian J ^a,d   Shafi, Shahid ^a   Minei, Joseph P ^a   Culica, Daniel ^c   McConnel, Charles ^b   Gentilello, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Helmet; Injury; Motorcycle; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; COST OF ILLNESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MOTORCYCLES; PATIENT ADMISSION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33646887967     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000215582.86115.01     Document Type: Article

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