Injury criteria applied to seat comparison tests

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 224-232

  Muser, Markus H ^a   Walz, Felix H ^a   Schmitt, K U ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Injury criteria; Nkm; NIC; Rear end impacts; Seats; Sled tests; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CAR DRIVING; NECK; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VELOCITY; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 0036714462     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580213644     Document Type: Article

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