The effects of depowered airbags on eye injuries in frontal automobile crashes

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-19

  Duma, Stefan M ^a   Rath, Amber L ^a   Jernigan, Mary Virginia ^a   Stitzel, Joel D ^a   Herring, Ian P ^a  

^a Medical Center Boulevard   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EYE INJURY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AIR BAGS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUSALITY; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 12744266503     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2004.09.027     Document Type: Article

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