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Erschienen in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery 3/2016

22.01.2016 | Letter to the Editor

Evidence bicycle helmets mitigate intra-cranial injury is not controversial

verfasst von: J. Olivier, P. Creighton, C. T. Mason

Erschienen in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | Ausgabe 3/2016

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A recently published article questions the protective effect of bicycle helmets against intra-cranial injury [1]. In a case–control study design, Joseph and colleagues analyze data from cycling presentations from a collision or fall to a level 1 trauma center with an initial head computed tomography (CT) scan. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Evidence bicycle helmets mitigate intra-cranial injury is not controversial
verfasst von
J. Olivier
P. Creighton
C. T. Mason
Publikationsdatum
22.01.2016
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery / Ausgabe 3/2016
Print ISSN: 1863-9933
Elektronische ISSN: 1863-9941
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-016-0629-x

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