Bicycle helmet legislation: Can we reach a consensus?

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 86-93

  Robinson, D L ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bias; Bicycle; Case control; Head injury; Helmet; Legislation

Indexed keywords

BICYCLES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; HOSPITALS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

HELMET LAWS; HELMETS; MONETARY VALUES; POST LAW SURVEYS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BICYCLE; CONSENSUS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; BICYCLING; CONSENSUS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 33751002950     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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