Relationship between cervical spine injury and helmet use in motorcycle road crashes

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 608-619

  Ooi, S S ^a   Wong, S V ^a,b   Yeap, J S ^c   Umar, Radin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS)   (Malaysia)

^c INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

cervical injury; motorcycle crash; safety of motorcycle helmet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; NECK INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SAFETY; SPINE INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; NECK INJURIES; SAFETY; SPINAL INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960507094     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539511413750     Document Type: Article

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