Helmet use and risk of neck injury in skiers and snowboarders

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 171, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1134-1143

  Hagel, Brent E ^a   Russell, Kelly ^a   Goulet, Claude ^b   Nettel Aguirre, Alberto ^a   Pless, I Barry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Head protective devices; Neck; Skiing; Sports; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CHILD; INJURY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SNOW; SPORT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; WOUNDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HELMET; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIING; SPORT INJURY;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; NECK INJURIES; ODDS RATIO; QUEBEC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SKIING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 77952344839     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq039     Document Type: Article

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