title: The epidemiology of injuries to bicycle riders.
abstract: Over half a million injuries related to bicycle crashes were seen in U.S. hospital emergency rooms in 1982. The data reviewed show a strong link between bicycle/motor vehicle collisions, head injury, and serious morbidity and mortality.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D001642:Bicycling; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006260:Head Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D012737:Sex Factors; D013177:Sports; D014481:United States