Pediatric bicycle-related head injuries: a population-based study in a county without a helmet law

Injury Epidemiology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-9

  Kaushik, Ruchi ^a   Krisch, Isabelle M ^a   Schroeder, Darrell R ^a   Flick, Randall ^a   Nemergut, Michael E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicycle helmets; Head injuries; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; X RAY;

EID: 85019751332     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21971714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40621-015-0048-1     Document Type: Article

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