The biomechanics of head trauma and the development of the modern helmet. How far have we really come?

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

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 3-12

  Newman, James A ^a  

^a NBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Helmets

Indexed keywords

BIOFIDELITY; ENGINEERING CONCEPTS; FAILURE CRITERIA; HEAD INJURIES; HEAD TRAUMA; HELMETS; LOAD DISTRIBUTIONS; PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS; STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT; TEST DEVICE; TEST METHOD;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BIOPHYSICS; SAFETY DEVICES;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 84855839173     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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