Effects of seat belts worn by pregnant drivers during low-impact collisions

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62.e1-62.e8

  Motozawa, Yasuki ^a,b   Hitosugi, Masahito ^a   Abe, Takeshi ^b   Tokudome, Shogo ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HONDA R AND D CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

fetal outcome; pregnant driver; seat belt; traffic accident; vehicle collision

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DRIVER; FETUS OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 77953916773     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.02.047     Document Type: Article

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