Risk factors for riding and crashing a motorcycle unhelmeted

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 441-446

  Brown, Carlos V R ^a   Hejl, Kelli ^a   Bui, Eric ^a   Tips, Gaylen ^a   Coopwood, Ben ^a  

^a University Medical Center Brackenridge   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; health insurance; helmet; injury prevention; motorcycle collision; public health

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HELMET; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054713640     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.07.024     Document Type: Article

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