Head injuries in helmeted child bicyclists.
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Head injuries in helmeted child bicyclists.
OBJECTIVE To determine the characteristics and the severity of head and facial injuries to helmeted child bicyclists, and whether the helmet contributed to the injury, and to study factors related to bicycle accidents. DESIGN Retrospective review of two case series. Children sustaining head injury while not wearing helmets were studied as a form of reference group. SETTING Large paediatric ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Injury Prevention
سال: 1995
ISSN: 1353-8047
DOI: 10.1136/ip.1.1.21