Characteristics of motorcycle-related hospitalizations: Comparing states with different helmet laws

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 190-196

  Coben, Jeffrey H ^a,b   Steiner, Claudia A ^b   Miller, Ted R ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Helmets; Hospitalizations; Injuries; Motorcycles

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; HOSPITALS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MOTORCYCLES;

HELMET LAWS; HOSPITALIZATION; INJURIES; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HELMET; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; POLICY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; PUBLIC POLICY; STATE GOVERNMENT; SUBACUTE CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750368822     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.06.018     Document Type: Article

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