Three-point seatbelt maternal comfort and fetal safety

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 173-180

  Thackray, L A ^a   Blackketter, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Comfort; Death; Fetus; Injury; Pregnancy; Seatbelt

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRASHWORTHINESS; RIDING QUALITIES;

FETAL SAFETY; THREE-POINT SEATBELT MATERNAL COMFORT;

AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS;

EID: 0036965077     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954407021529011     Document Type: Article

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