Some considerations on the threshold and inter-species scaling law for primary blast-induced traumatic brain injury: A semi-analytical approach

Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Zhu, Feng ^a   Chou, Cliff C ^a   Yang, King H ^a   King, Albert I ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

bTBI; logistic regression analysis; Primary injury; scaling law; threshold

Indexed keywords

BTBI; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MILITARY CONFLICTS; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PRIMARY INJURY; SEMI-ANALYTICAL APPROACHES; THRESHOLD; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES;

BRAIN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RATS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCALING LAWS;

TERRORISM;

EID: 84880172904     PISSN: 02195194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219519413500656     Document Type: Article

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