Effectiveness of the helmet for bicyclists on injury reduction in German road accident situations - State of affairs on GIDAS

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-221

  Otte, Dietmar ^a   Haasper, Carl ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

accident; bicyclist; head injuries; helmet; helmet effectiveness; injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION; ACCIDENT SEVERITY; ACCIDENT SITUATION; BICYCLE HELMET; BICYCLIST; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; GERMANY; HEAD INJURIES; HELMET USE; INJURY MECHANISMS; INJURY SEVERITY; PROTECTIVE EFFECTS; RANDOM SAMPLING; ROAD TRAFFIC; STATE OF AFFAIRS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS; VEHICLE DEFORMATION;

BICYCLES; DAMAGE DETECTION; EMERGENCY VEHICLES; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; ROADS AND STREETS; SAFETY DEVICES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 77954825372     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588260903102484     Document Type: Article

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