Motorcycle helmets - A state of the art review

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-21

  Fernandes, F A O ^a   Alves De Sousa, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Head injury; Helmet impact; Injury criteria; Motorcycle helmet design; Road accidents; Safety

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY PLANNING; MOTORCYCLES; ROADS AND STREETS; SAFETY DEVICES;

HEAD INJURIES; HELMET IMPACT; INJURY CRITERIA; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MARKET COMPETITION; MOTORCYCLE HELMET; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; STATE-OF-THE ART REVIEWS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

DEVICE SAFETY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTORCYCLE; REVIEW; STANDARD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MOTORCYCLES;

EID: 84876123087     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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