Viscoelastic response of the thorax under dynamic belt loading

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 290-296

  Salzar, R S ^a   Bass, C R ^b   Lessley, D ^a   Crandall, J R ^a   Kent, R W ^a   Bolton, J R ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadavers; Models; Safety belts; Thorax

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CADAVER; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SEATBELT; SPINE; THORAX;

ALGORITHMS; CADAVER; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEAT BELTS; SPINE; THORAX;

EID: 69149086408     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389580902856251     Document Type: Article

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