Trends in head injuries associated with mandatory bicycle helmet legislation targeting children and adolescents

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 206-212

  Karkhaneh, Mohammad ^a   Rowe, Brian H ^b   Saunders, L Duncan ^b   Voaklander, Don C ^b   Hagel, Brent E ^c  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bicycling; Craniocerebral trauma; Head protective device; Injury; Legislation

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA , CANADA; BICYCLE HELMET LEGISLATIONS; BICYCLING; CHILD PEDESTRIANS; CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; INJURY; PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

BICYCLES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SAFETY DEVICES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICE; HELMET; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

BICYCLING; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICE; INJURY; LEGISLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBERTA; BICYCLING; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879472825     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.05.027     Document Type: Article

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