Do enforced bicycle helmet laws improve public health?: Evidence is conflicting
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The health impact of mandatory bicycle helmet laws.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.852-a