How crash severity in rear impacts influences short- and long-term consequences to the neck

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 187-195

  Krafft, M ^a   Kullgren, A ^a   Tingvall, C ^b   Bostrom O ^c   Fredriksson, R ^c  

^a Stockholm and Folksam Research   (Sweden)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUTOLIV RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crash pulse; Crash severity; Long term; Neck injury; Rear impact; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANIKINS; RISK FACTORS; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 0034145290     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(99)00083-4     Document Type: Article

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