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Titre :	The effect of the Taiwan motorcycle helmet use law on head injuries. (2000)
Auteurs :	W.T. CHIU ; M. CHEN ; C.C. HUNG ; C.Y. KUO ; Injury Prevention Center. Taipei Medical College. Taipei. TWN
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	American journal of public health (vol. 90, n° 5, 2000)
Pagination :	793-796
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Traumatisme ; Homme ; Prévention santé ; Protection ; Taiwan ; Asie ; Epidémiologie ; Evolution ; Incidence ; Mortalité ; Hospitalisation ; Système nerveux [pathologie] ; Système ostéoarticulaire [pathologie] ; Casque
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST V5P7R0xY. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. This study evaluated the effect of the motorcyle helmet law implemented in Taiwan on June 1,1997. Methods. Collecting data on 8795 cases of motorcyle-related head injuries from 56 major Taiwanese hospitals, we compared the situation 1 year before and after implementation of the helmet law. Results. After implementation of the law, the number of motorcyle-related head injuries decreased by 33%, from 5260 to 3535. Decreases in length of hospital stay and in severity of injury and better outcome were also seen. The likelihood ration X2 test showed that severity decreased after the law's implementation (P<. 001). Full helmets were found to be safer than half-shell helmets. Conclusion. The helmet law effectively decreased the mortality and morbidity from motorcycle-related head injuries.

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