Vehicle rollover risk and electronic stability control systems

Injury Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 154-158

  MacLennan, P A ^a,b   Marshall, T ^a   Griffin, R ^a   Purcell, M ^a   McGwin, G ^a,b,c   Rue, L W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; ELECTRONICS; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45249111367     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2007.016576     Document Type: Article

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