Bicycle helmet legislation and injury patterns in trauma patients under age 18

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 327-331

  Castle, Shannon L ^a   Burke, Rita V ^a   Arbogast, Helen ^a   Upperman, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

abdominal injury; bicycle helmet; head injury; legislation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; LOS ANGELES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84858276088     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.10.031     Document Type: Article

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