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The impact of helmets on motorcycle head trauma at a tertiary hospital in Jamaica

BACKGROUND: Although the Jamaica road traffic act mandates motorcycle riders to wear approved helmets, opponents suggest that the local road conditions obviate any benefits from helmet use that have been proven in Developed countries. They suggest that the narrow, winding, poorly surfaced, congested...

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Autores principales:	Crandon, Ivor W, Harding, Hyacinth E, Cawich, Shamir O, Frankson, Morton AC, Gordon-Strachan, Georgiana, McLennon, Noel, McDonald, Archibald H, Fearon-Boothe, Doreen, Meeks-Aitken, Nicole, Watson-Jones, Karen, James, Kenneth C
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2009
Materias:	Short Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2746805/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19715612 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-2-172

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