Alcohol, bicycling, and head and brain injury: a study of impaired cyclists' riding patterns R1

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-72

  Crocker, Patrick ^b   Zad, Omid ^a   Milling, Truman ^a   Lawson, Karla A ^b  

^a University Medical Center Brackenridge   (United States)

^b DELL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BRAIN INJURY; CYCLING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HELMET; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BICYCLING; BRAIN INJURIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEXAS; TRAUMA CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71649098606     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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