The burden of unhelmeted and uninsured ATV drivers and passengers

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 251-255

  Merrigan, Tricia L ^a   Wall, Piper L ^a   Smith, Hayden L ^a   Janus, Todd J ^a   Sidwell, Richard A ^a  

^a IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

All terrain vehicle; Driver; Helmet; Insurance; Passenger

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958744429     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2011.561455     Document Type: Review

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