Head injury resulting from scooter accidents in Rome: Differences before and after implementing a universal helmet law

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 607-611

  La Torre, Giuseppe ^a,b   Van Beeck, Ed ^b   Bertazzoni, Giuliano ^c   Ricciardi, Walter ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Head trauma; Helmet law; Italy; Road traffic injury; Scooter injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LAW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ITALY; MALE; MOTORCYCLES;

EID: 37249094022     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm028     Document Type: Article

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