TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Effects of bicycle helmet laws on children's injuries
JO  - Health economics
A1  - Markowitz, Sara
A1  - Chatterji, Pinka
SP  - 26
EP  - 40
VL  - 24
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1057-9230
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hec.2997
ID  - ref1
ER  -