Influence of head restraint position on long-term AIS 1 neck injury risk

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 545-555

  Eriksson, L ^a,b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b AUTOLIV RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Head restraints; Injury probability; Mathematical modelling; Neck injuries; WAD

Indexed keywords

EID: 32244443069     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1533/ijcr.2005.0378     Document Type: Article

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