A comparison of peak linear and angular headform accelerations using ice hockey helmets

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1516 STP, Issue , 2009, Pages 152-170

  Rousseau, P ^a   Post, A ^a   Hoshizaki, T B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angular acceleration; Helmet; Ice hockey; mTBI

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; SAFETY DEVICES; SPORTS;

ANGULAR ACCELERATION; CENTER OF GRAVITY; HELMET; HYBRID III HEADFORM; ICE HOCKEY; LINEAR ACCELERATIONS; MTBI; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES;

ICE;

EID: 77950888823     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp48869s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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