Head injury in snowboarding: Evaluating the protective role of helmets

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Scher, Irving ^a,b   Richards, Darrin ^a   Carhart, Michael ^a,c  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Head injuries; Helmet; Neck injuries; Skiing; Snowboarding

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; HEAD FRAMES; KINEMATICS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; PATIENT MONITORING; THIN FILMS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

HEAD INJURIES; HELMETS; NECK INJURIES; SKIING; SNOWBOARDING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 33746915698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JAI14203     Document Type: Article

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