Impact of mandatory helmet legislation on bicycle-related head injuries in children: a population-based study.

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Published in Pediatrics on November 01, 2002

Authors

Alison K Macpherson1, Teresa M To, Colin Macarthur, Mary L Chipman, James G Wright, Patricia C Parkin

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Paediatric Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. alison.macpherson@sickkids.ca

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