Seat properties affecting neck responses in rear crashes: A reason why whiplash has increased

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 214-227

  Viano, David C ^a,b,c  

^a PROBIOMECHANICS LLC   (United States)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Injury; Rear Crashes; Seats; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMICS; ENERGY; HEAD MOVEMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; NECK INJURY; RIGIDITY; SEAT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAD; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MANIKINS; MOTION; NECK; RISK FACTORS; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 0141510069     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580309877     Document Type: Article

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