Other Transport - Bicycle Helmets
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- Bicycle injuries and helmet use: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Olivier J, Creighton P.
- Int J Epidemiol. 2017 Feb 1;46(1):278-292.
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Rationale for inclusion: Systematic review of existing literature of effectiveness of bicycle helmets.
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- Helmets for preventing head and facial injuries in bicyclists.
- Thompson DC, Rivara FP, Thompson R.
- Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000;(2):CD001855.
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Rationale for inclusion: Cochrane Review to determine whether bicycle helmets reduce head, brain and facial injury for bicyclists of all ages involved in a bicycle crash or fall. Study found that helmets reduce bicycle-related head and facial injuries for bicyclists of all ages involved in all types of crashes including those involving motor vehicles.
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- Effectiveness of bicycle safety helmets in preventing head injuries. A case-control study.
- Thompson DC, Rivara FP, Thompson RS.
- JAMA. 1996 Dec 25;276(24):1968-73.
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Rationale for inclusion: Since the original study in 1989, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, this is one of the only prospective case-control studies examining bicyclists with head injuries. This study of 3390 bicyclists, found a significant (69% to 74%) protective effect for head injuries for bicyclists who wear them.
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