Helmet use is associated with safer bicycling behaviors and reduced hospital resource use following injury

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 877-881

  Webman, Rachel ^a   Dultz, Linda A ^a   Simon, Ronald J ^a   Todd, S Rob ^a   Slaughter, Dekeya ^a   Jacko, Sally ^a   Bholat, Omar ^a   Wall, Stephen ^a   Wilson, Chad ^a   Levine, Deborah A ^a   Roe, Matthew ^b   Pachte, H Leonr ^a   Frangos, Spiros G ^a  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Research Officer   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Bicyclist; Helmet; Injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LAW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MORTALITY; NEGRO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BICYCLING; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890069869     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182a85f97     Document Type: Article

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