Bike helmets: a reply to replies

In 2012 we published an article in the Journal of Medical Ethics on the issue of mandatory cycle helmet legislation.1 Rather unexpectedly it generated a great deal of media interest. This was partially because some parts of the media mistakenly assumed that we had published an article about a new em...

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Authors: Hooper, Carwyn Rhys (Author) ; Spicer, John (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2015
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 41, Issue: 8, Pages: 719-720
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