Bicycle helmets and brain injury

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 433-436

  Curnow, W J ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bicycle helmet; Brain injury; Cochrane review

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BICYCLES; BRAIN; REVIEWS;

BICYCLE HELMETS; BRAIN INJURY; COCHRANE REVIEWS;

SAFETY DEVICES;

BICYCLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HELMET; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; NOTE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BICYCLING; BRAIN INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34247475731     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.09.013     Document Type: Article

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