THE COCHRANE COLLABORATION AND BICYCLE HELMETS

The Cochrane Collaboration evaluates interventions in health care by doing systematic review of studies of their efficacy. The reviews indicate whether or not interventions are effectual, giving assured guidance to medical professionals and the public to adopt or discard them. This paper makes an appraisal of the conclusions of the Cochrane review of 'Helmets for Preventing Head and Facial Injuries in Bicyclists'(Thompson et al., 2004). This paper concludes that the Cochrane review is not a reliable guide to the efficacy of helmets and to interventions concerning their use.

• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V5S-4FK42NS-1/1/c982440d45a88a2d5bb08c39b17a43c3
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V5S-4FK42NS-1/2/fc1720b75854ab3a0e5e3941154a1c08
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• Authors:
  • Curnow, W J
• Publication Date: 2005-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 569-573
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle helmets; Evaluation and assessment; Reviews; Safety equipment
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cochrane review
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00989601
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 23 2005 12:00AM