Are airbags dangerous?

Swiss Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 83-84

  Ludwig, C ^a   Erne, M ^a   Schmid, J F ^a  

^a Hôpital de Zone Yverdon   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Airbag deployment; Out of position; Steering wheel

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; INJURY SCALE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; HUMAN; REVIEW;

AIR BAGS; HUMANS;

EID: 0032586672     PISSN: 10239332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1023-9332.5.2.83     Document Type: Article

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