Impact of motorcycle helmets and state laws on society's burden: A national study

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 250, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 390-393

  Croce, Martin A ^a   Zarzaur, Ben L ^a   Magnotti, Louis J ^a   Fabian, Timothy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70249115633     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181b365a2     Document Type: Article

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