Motorcycle helmets associated with lower risk of cervical spine injury: Debunking the myth

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 212, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 295-300

  Crompton, Joseph G ^a   Bone, Curt ^b   Oyetunji, Tolulope ^c   Pollack, Keshia M ^d   Bolorunduro, Oluwaseyi ^c   Villegas, Cassandra ^b   Stevens, Kent ^b   Cornwell III, Edward E ^c   Efron, David T ^b   Haut, Elliott R ^b   Haider, Adil H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 79952311501     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.09.032     Document Type: Article

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