The effect of obesity on the restraint of automobile occupants

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

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 25-40

  Forman, Jason ^a   Lopez Valdes, Francisco J ^a   Lessley, David ^a   Kindig, Matthew ^a   Kent, Richard ^a   Bostrom, Ola ^b  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b AUTOLIV RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; CRASHWORTHINESS; FRACTURE; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; KINEMATICS; NUTRITION; SAFETY TESTING;

CHEST COMPRESSIONS; FRONTAL IMPACTS; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO; HUMAN SURROGATES; PRETENSIONING; RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; RESTRAINT TECHNOLOGY; STANDARD DEVIATION;

MEDICINE;

EID: 72749117168     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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