Titre :
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Changes in Motorcycle-Related Head Injury Deaths, Hospitalizations, and Hospital Charges Following Repeal of Pennsylvania's Mandatory Motorcycle Helmet Law. (2008)
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Auteurs :
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MERTZ (Kristen-J) : USA. Department of Epidemiology. Graduate School of Public Health. University of Pittsburgh. PA. ;
Harold-B Weiss
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 98, n° 8, 2008)
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Pagination :
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1464-1467
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Changement
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Accident circulation
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Mort
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Mortalité
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Hospitalisation
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Coût hospitalisation
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Coût
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Economie santé
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Sécurité
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Protection individuelle
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Projet loi
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Homme
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Amérique
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Casque
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS rR0xCDE8. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. To evaluate the 2003 repeal of Pennsylvania's motorcycle helmet law, we assessed changes in helmet use and compared motorcycle-related head injuries with nonhead injuries from 2001-2002 to 2004-2005. Helmet use among riders in crashes decreased from 82% to 58%. Head injury deaths increased 66% ; nonhead injury deaths increased 25%. Motorcycle-related head injury hospitalizations increased 78% compared with 28% for nonhead injury hospitalizations. Helmet law repeals jeopardize motorcycle riders. Until repeals are reversed, states need voluntary strategies to increase helmet use.
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