Helmets Prevent Motorcycle Injuries with Significant Economic Benefits

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 496-500

  Philip, Andrew F ^a   Fangman, William ^b   Liao, Junlin ^a   Lilienthal, Michele ^a   Choi, Kent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical; cost; helmet; motorcycle; spine; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HELMET; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84878791422     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2012.727109     Document Type: Article

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