A population-based case-control study of hospitalisation due to head injuries among bicyclists and motorcyclists in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:According to official statistics in Taiwan, the main body region of injury causing bicyclist deaths is the head, and bicyclists are 2.6 times more likely to be fatally injured than motorcyclists. There is currently a national helmet law for motorcyclists but not for bicyclists. OBJECTIVES:The primary aim of this study was to determine whether bicyclist casualties have higher odds of head-related hospitalisation than motorcyclists. This study also aims to investigate the determinants of head injury-related hospitalisation among bicyclists and motorcyclists. METHODS:Using linked data from the National Traffic Accident Dataset and the National Health Insurance Research Database for the period 2003-2012, this study investigates the crash characteristics of bicyclist and motorcycli

SUBMITTER: Pai CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5695412 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature