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ArticleJAMA surgery2018

Comparison of Neurologic Trauma and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Drivers vs Passengers.

Tyler A Evans, Sarah Sasor, Stephen Duquette, Michael W Chu, Imtiaz Munshi, Tahereh Soleimani, Sunil S Tholpady

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Article in JAMA surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Radiological assessment of traumatic bone injuries secondary to motorcycle accidents in Ghana: a multi-center cross-sectional study.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2026
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  3. Injury patterns and outcomes in motorcycle passengers.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Tyler A EvansIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Sarah SasorIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Stephen DuquetteIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Michael W ChuDepartment of Surgery, R. L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Imtiaz MunshiR. L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Tahereh SoleimaniDepartment of Surgery, R. L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Sunil S TholpadyDepartment of Surgery, R. L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

MotorcyclesAccidents, TrafficBrain Injuries, TraumaticDatabases, FactualFemaleHead Protective DevicesHumansMaleNeck InjuriesUnited States

Identifiers

PMID29141070
PMCPMC5838866

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Registered trials

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