Helmet use in Australia versus helmet use in Austria

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1017-

  Ruedl, Gerhard ^a   Kopp, Martin ^a   Burtscher, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; ETHNICITY; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIING; SPORT INJURY; WINTER;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRIA; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; SKIING;

EID: 79954530733     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182127c72     Document Type: Letter

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