AIS 3+ head injury mechanisms and crash characteristics- A review of airbag deployed crashes

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury - 2008 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Injury, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 17-31

  Welsh, Ruth ^a   Reed, Steven ^a   Morris, Andrew ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airbag; Frontal impacts; Head; Injuries; Side impacts

Indexed keywords

AIRBAG; FRONTAL IMPACTS; HEAD; INJURIES; SIDE IMPACT;

AUTOMOBILE STEERING EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILES; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 84855892114     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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