The risk of whiplash injury in the rear seat compared to the front seat in rear impacts

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 136-140

  Krafft, Maria ^a   Kullgren, Anders ^a   Lie, Anders ^b   Tingvall, Claes ^b,c  

^a Stockholm and Folksam Research   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability; Rear Impacts; Rear Seat; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK INJURY; RISK FACTOR; SEAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VELOCITY; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 0038105884     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580309862     Document Type: Article

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