Quality-adjusted life-years and helmet use among motorcyclists sustaining head injuries

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 165-170

  Lee, Hsin Yi ^a   Chen, Yeh Hsin ^a   Chiu, Wen Ta ^b   Hwang, Jing Shiang ^c   Wang, Jung Der ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; REGISTER; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REGISTRIES; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74049115140     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.159004     Document Type: Article

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