A preliminary evaluation of child restraints and anchorage systems for an Australian car

Annual Proceedings - Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 73-86

  Charlton, Judith L ^a   Fildes, Brian ^a   Laemmle, Ronald ^a   Smith, Stuart ^b   Douglas, Fiona ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Holden Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; MEDICINE; PRODUCT DESIGN;

ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS; AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE; CHILD RESTRAINTS (CRS);

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SEATBELT; STANDARD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUSTRALIA; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SEAT BELTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 16644362227     PISSN: 15400360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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