The effects of uterine ligaments on fetal injury risk in frontal automobile crashes

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 217, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1049-1055

  Moorcroft, D ^a   Stitzel, J ^a   Duma, S ^a   Duma, G ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airbag; Automobile; Foetal; Ligament; Pregnant

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE AIR BAGS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HUMAN FORM MODELS; LIGAMENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FETAL INJURY RISK; FRONTAL AUTOMOBILE CRASH; PREGNANT; UTERINE LIGAMENTS;

AUTOMOBILES;

EID: 0842326502     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544070360729392     Document Type: Article

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