A computational simulation study of the influence of helmet wearing on head injury risk in adult cyclists

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-23

  McNally, D S ^a   Whitehead, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cycle; Head injury; Helmet; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION; CYCLE; DYNAMICS MODELLING; HEAD INJURIES; HELMET; HYBRID III DUMMIES; SIMULATION;

ACCIDENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SAFETY DEVICES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BICYCLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLE; EVALUATION STUDY; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; NECK INJURY; RISK FACTOR; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

CYCLE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; SIMULATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MANIKINS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NECK INJURIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84883478814     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.07.011     Document Type: Article

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