Factors influencing the patterns of injuries and outcomes in car versus car crashes compared to sport utility, van, or pick-up truck versus car crashes: crash injury research engineering network study

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 975-990

  Siegel, John H ^a,b   Loo, G ^b   Dischinger, Patricia C ^c   Burgess, Andrew R ^c   Wang, Stewart C ^d   Schneider, Lawrence W ^e   Grossman, David ^f   Rivara, Fred ^f   Mock, Charles ^f   Natarajan, Geetha A ^g   Hutchins, Kenneth D ^g   Bents, Frances D ^h   McCammon, Laurie ^b   Leibovich, Esther ^b   Tenenbaum, Nadegda ^b  

^a the Department of Neurological Surgery   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g Edwin H Albano Institute of Forensic Sciences   (United States)

^h Dynamic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Airbags; Injury; Motor vehicle crash (MVC); MVC DELTA V; MVC side impacts; MVC vehicle incompatibility; MVC vehicle mass ratio; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR; ENGINEERING; HUMAN; MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESEARCH; SCORING SYSTEM; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0035206351     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200111000-00024     Document Type: Article

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