Evaluation of side impact injuries in vehicles equipped with side airbags

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

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 97-108

  Yoganandan, Narayan ^a   Pintar, Frank A ^a   Gennarelli, Thomas A ^a  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Epidemiology; Injuries; Side airbags; Side impact

Indexed keywords

ANECDOTAL INFORMATION; FIELD DATA; IN-VEHICLE; INJURIES; MOTOR VEHICLE; NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE SAMPLING SYSTEM DATABASE; SIDE AIRBAG; SIDE AIRBAGS; SIDE IMPACT;

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE AIR BAGS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY;

VEHICLES;

EID: 77955967575     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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