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01-06-2016 | Letter to the Editor

Evidence bicycle helmets mitigate intra-cranial injury is not controversial

Authors: J. Olivier, P. Creighton, C. T. Mason

Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | Issue 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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Title: Evidence bicycle helmets mitigate intra-cranial injury is not controversial
Authors: J. Olivier
P. Creighton
C. T. Mason
Publication date: 01-06-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 1863-9933
Electronic ISSN: 1863-9941
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-016-0629-x

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