Does BMI (Body Mass Index) influence the occupant injury risk pattern in car crashes?

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Impact - 2005 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 427-430

  Jakobsson, Lotta ^a   Lindman, Magdalena ^a  

^a VOLVO CAR CORPORATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accident analysis; Automobiles; BMI; Injury probability; Occupants

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT ANALYSIS; BMI; BODY MASS INDEX; CAR CRASHES; CRASH MODES; DATA SETS; GENERAL TRENDS; INJURY PATTERN; INJURY RISK; OCCUPANT INJURY; OCCUPANTS; OPTIMAL PROTECTION;

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; AUTOMOBILES; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

HEALTH;

EID: 72749083264     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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