Abdominal injuries in belt-positioning booster seats

Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine - 53rd Annual Scientific Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 209-219

  Arbogast, Kristy B ^a   Jermakian, Jessica S ^a   Ghati, Yoganand ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; BELT LOADINGS; BELT LOADS; BOOSTER SEATS; CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY; CRASH INVESTIGATION; INJURY CAUSATION; KEY PARAMETERS; LOAD LIMITERS; LOADING RATE; PARAMETRIC MODELING; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PRETENSIONING; PROTECTIVE EFFECTS; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; SEAT BELT; THORACIC INJURY; YOUNG CHILDREN;

AUTOMOBILE SEATS; RISK PERCEPTION;

MEDICINE;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; CAR; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEATBELT; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILES; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PENNSYLVANIA; PHILADELPHIA; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS;

EID: 72749104166     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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