Hockey headgear and the adequacy of current designs and standards

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1341, 2000, Pages 93-100

  David Halstead, P ^a,b   Alexander, Cherie F ^a   Cook, Edward M ^a   Drew, Robert C ^b  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

^b Southern Impact Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; MATERIALS TESTING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SPORTS MEDICINE; STANDARDS; TEMPERATURE;

CERVICAL INJURIES; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HOCKEY; HOCKEY HEADGEAR; IMPACT ENERGIES; PASS FAIL LIMITS;

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 12944263781     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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