Exploring the economics of motorcycle helmet laws - Implications for low and middle-income countries

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 16-22

  Hyder, Adnan A ^a,b   Waters, H ^a   Phillips, T ^a   Rehwinkel, J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Economic evaluation; Motorcycle helmet laws; Road traffic injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FATALITY; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HELMET; HUMAN; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOTORCYCLE; REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 35349004157     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10105395070190020401     Document Type: Review

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