Small female head and neck interaction with a deploying side airbag

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 811-816

  Duma, Stefan M ^a   Crandall, Jeff R ^b   Rudd, Rodney W ^b   Kent, Richard W ^b  

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

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobile; Injury; Neck; Side airbag

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIRBAGS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0042329721     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(02)00085-4     Document Type: Article

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