Impact properties of floor coverings and their role during simulated hip fractures

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 153-154, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 139-144

  Nabhani, Farhad ^a   Bamford, James S ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floor coverings; Impact forces

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DAMPING; FRACTURE; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; PATIENT TREATMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

FLOOR COVERINGS; HIP FRACTURES; HIP PROTECTORS; IMPACT FORCES;

FLOORS;

EID: 9444274059     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2004.04.211     Document Type: Article

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