@article{ref1,
title="Effects of bicycle helmet laws on children's injuries",
journal="Health economics",
year="2013",
author="Markowitz, Sara and Chatterji, Pinka",
volume="24",
number="1",
pages="26-40",
abstract="In recent years, many states and localities in the USA have enacted bicycle helmet laws. We estimate the effects of these laws on injuries requiring emergency department treatment. Using hospital-level panel data and triple difference models, we find helmet laws are associated with reductions in bicycle-related head injuries among children. However, laws also are associated with decreases in non-head cycling injuries, as well as increases in head injuries from other wheeled sports. Thus, the observed reduction in bicycle-related head injuries may be due to reductions in bicycle riding induced by the laws. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1057-9230",
doi="10.1002/hec.2997",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hec.2997"
}