The effectiveness of helmets in reducing head injuries and hospital treatment costs: A multicentre study

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 415-417

  Dinh, Michael M ^a   Curtis, Kate ^b   Ivers, Rebecca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; AXONAL INJURY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CYCLING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LETTER; MOTORCYCLIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BICYCLING; BRAIN INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877341413     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.11580     Document Type: Letter

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