The effects of airbags on orbital fracture patterns in frontal automobile crashes

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-111

  Duma, Stefan M ^a   Jernigan, M Virginia ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBAG; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRIVER; FEMALE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; ORBIT FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AIR BAGS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; ORBITAL FRACTURES; SEAT BELTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037347607     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.IOP.0000056021.24630.A6     Document Type: Article

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