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Response for letter to the editor “Rethinking bicycle helmets as a preventive tool: a 4 year review of bicycle injuries”

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  1. Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery, and Burns, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Ave, Room. 5411, P.O. Box 245063, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA

    B. Joseph, V. Pandit, B. Zangbar & P. Rhee

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Bellal Joseph, Viraj Pandit, Bardiya Zangbar, and Peter Rhee declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Joseph, B., Pandit, V., Zangbar, B. et al. Response for letter to the editor “Rethinking bicycle helmets as a preventive tool: a 4 year review of bicycle injuries”. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 42, 337–338 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-016-0653-x

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