The influence of footwear sole hardness on slip initiation in young adults

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 884-888

  Tsai, Yi Ju ^b   Powers, Christopher M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Footwear; Forensic science; Friction; Slips and falls

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; FRICTION; HARDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FRICTION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERIALS TESTING; SHOES;

EID: 47349090519     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00739.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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