Recreational helmet use as a predictor of noncranial injury

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1356-1362

  Al Habib, Amro ^a,b   Attabib, Najmedden ^a,c   Hurlbert, R John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Head protection; Helmet; Prevention; Trauma; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CYCLING; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIING; SPORT; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; RECREATION; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864568829     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318250b537     Document Type: Article

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