Bicycle helmets: Lack of efficacy against brain injury

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 833-834

  Curnow, W J ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bicycle helmet; Brain injury; Cochrane review

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BICYCLES; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; SAFETY DEVICES;

BICYCLE HELMET; BRAIN INJURY; COCHRANE REVIEW;

BRAIN;

BICYCLE; BRAIN INJURY; EQUIPMENT; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; NOTE;

BICYCLING; BRAIN INJURIES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS;

EID: 33745750758     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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