Influences of the physical parameters on the risk to neck injuries in low impact speed rear-end collisions

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 493-499

  Ono, Koshiro ^a   Kanno, Munekazu ^b  

^a JAPAN AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axial force; Bending moment; Cervical injury; Injury mechanism; Muscle tone; Shearing force; Sitting position; Whiplash injury

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; NECK INJURY; RISK FACTOR; ROTATION; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; JAPAN; NECK INJURIES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POSTURE; RISK FACTORS; ROTATION; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILES; BIOMECHANICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); IMPACT TESTING; LOADS (FORCES); STATISTICAL METHODS; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

AXIAL FORCE; BENDING MOMENT; CERVICAL INJURY; MUSCLE TONE; NECK INJURIES; REAR END COLLISIONS; SHEARING FORCE; SITTING POSITION; WHIPLASH INJURY;

RISKS;

EID: 0030176634     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0001-4575(96)00019-X     Document Type: Article

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