@article{ref1,
title="Injuries to bicyclists in Wuhan, People's Republic of China",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="1997",
author="Baker, Susan Pardee and Li, Guohua",
volume="87",
number="6",
pages="1049-1052",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: This study examined the morbidity and mortality from bicycling injuries in Wuhan, China. METHODS: Police department data for the year 1993 complemented by data from emergency room interviews were analyzed. RESULTS: The death rate from bicycling injuries was estimated as 2.2 per 100000 population, more than seven times the rate for the United States. At least 79% of the fatalities and 17% of the emergency room cases sustained head injuries, the majority (71%) of which resulted from contact of the head with the concrete or asphalt road. None of the patients was wearing a helmet at the time of injury, and helmet use among the general bicyclist population was nonexistent. CONCLUSIONS: Bicycle-related head injury is an important public health issue in China. The effectiveness of safety helmets in developing countries needs to be evaluated.",
language="",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}