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Changes in Motorcycle-Related Head Injury Deaths, Hospitalizations, and Hospital Charges Following Repeal of Pennsylvania’s Mandatory Motorcycle Helmet Law

To evaluate the 2003 repeal of Pennsylvania’s motorcycle helmet law, we assessed changes in helmet use and compared motorcycle-related head injuries with non-head injuries from 2001–2002 to 2004–2005. Helmet use among riders in crashes decreased from 82% to 58%. Head injury deaths increased 66%; non...

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Autores principales: Mertz, Kristen J., Weiss, Harold B.
Formato: Artigo
Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: American Public Health Association 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2446440/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18556613
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2007.123299
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