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Bike helmets prevent pediatric head injury in serious bicycle crashes with motor vehicles

BACKGROUND: Approximately 75% of all bicycle-related mortality is secondary to head injuries, 85% of which could have been prevented by wearing a bicycle helmet. Younger children appear to be at greater risk than adults, yet helmet use is low despite this risk and legislation and ordinances requirin...

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Autores principales: Strotmeyer, Stephen J., Behr, Christopher, Fabio, Anthony, Gaines, Barbara A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7291179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32532330
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40621-020-00249-y