Does wearing helmets reduce motorcycle-related death? A global evaluation

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 249-252

  Abbas, Alaa K ^a   Hefny, Ashraf F ^a   Abu Zidan, Fikri M ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Death; Helmet; Motorcycle; Rate

Indexed keywords

DEATH; DEATH RATES; GLOBAL LEVELS; GROSS NATIONAL INCOMES; HELMET; MOTORCYCLE HELMET; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS; PEARSON CORRELATION; PER CAPITA; RATE; ROAD TRAFFIC; SAFETY PROGRAMS; SIMPLE LINEAR REGRESSION;

CORRELATION METHODS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LINEAR REGRESSION; MOTORCYCLES; SAFETY DEVICES;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

ARTICLE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH; HELMET; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LINEAR MODELS; MOTORCYCLES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84867079424     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.09.033     Document Type: Article

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