Effectiveness of different types of motorcycle helmets and effects of their improper use on head injuries

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 794-803

  Yu, Wen Yu ^a,b   Chen, Chih Yi ^c   Chiu, Wen Ta ^c   Lin, Mau Roung ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Case control study; Crash severity; Epidemiology; Head injury; Helmet; Motorcycle

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; INJURY; LOGISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRASH HELMET; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; ODDS RATIO; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

TAIWAN;

EID: 79961188145     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr040     Document Type: Article

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