Effect of helmet inertial properties on the biodynamics of the head and neck during +Gz impact accelerations

SAFE Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 34-41

  Perry, Chris E ^a   Buhrman, John R ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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