Motorcycle safety and the repeal of universal helmet laws

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2063-2069

  Houston, David J ^a   Richardson Jr , Lilliard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FATALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELMET; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MOTORCYCLE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35748940993     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.094615     Document Type: Article

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