Modelling and accident reconstruction of head impact injuries

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 245-246, Issue , 2003, Pages 417-430

  Gilchrist, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Accident Reconstruction; Head Injury; Impact; Neurotrauma

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PHYSIOLOGY;

HEAD IMPACT INJURIES;

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0037863898     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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