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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Rear-seat motor vehicle travel in the U.S.: using national data to define a population at risk.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that the relative protection offered by rear seating in motor vehicle crashes has decreased, potentially reflecting disproportionate advancements in front-seat safety technology. Safe adaptation of advanced ... Read more...

Tracheal intubation with restricted access: a randomised comparison of the Pentax-Airway Scope and Macintosh laryngoscope in a manikin.

29 Sep 2009 SUMMARY: Ten anaesthetists assessed the ease of tracheal intubation (time to see the glottis, to intubate the trachea and to ventilate), using the Pentax Airway Scope and Macintosh laryngoscope in a manikin, in three simulated circumstances of ... Read more...

Smokefree cars in New Zealand: rapid research among stakeholders on attitudes and future directions.

23 Sep 2009 AIM: To conduct a rapid appraisal of the attitudes of New Zealand decision makers and tobacco control stakeholders on enacting a smokefree cars law. METHODS: A media and document search was made for relevant official and other statements. In early ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Automobiles'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Rear-seat motor vehicle travel in the U.S.: using national data to define a population at risk. 29 Sep 2009
• Tracheal intubation with restricted access: a randomised comparison of the Pentax-Airway Scope and Macintosh laryngoscope in a manikin. 29 Sep 2009
• Smokefree cars in New Zealand: rapid research among stakeholders on attitudes and future directions. 23 Sep 2009
• Investigation of volatile organic compounds and phthalates present in the cabin air of used private cars. Sep 2009
• Knowledge and attitude of Turkish parents regarding car safety seats for children. 30 Aug 2009
• Track configuration determines risk of driver injury in open wheel motor racing. 30 Aug 2009
• Associations of cycling with urban sprawl and the gasoline price. 30 Aug 2009
• Annoyance due to aircraft noise has increased over the years--results of the HYENA study. 19 Aug 2009
• Chemical characteristics and oxidative potential of particulate matter emissions from gasoline, diesel, and biodiesel cars. 13 Aug 2009
• New Zealand smokers' attitudes to smokefree cars containing preschool children: very high support across all sociodemographic groups. 5 Aug 2009
• The good news and the bad news. 30 Jul 2009
• Unintentional motor vehicle-train collisions--Oklahoma, 1995-2003. 30 Jul 2009
• A model for the perception of environmental sound based on notice-events. 30 Jul 2009
• Long-term road traffic noise exposure is associated with an increase in morning tiredness. 30 Jul 2009
• Could ESC (Electronic Stability Control) change the way we drive? 30 Jul 2009
• Fuzzy associative conjuncted maps network. 22 Jul 2009
• The relative importance of road density and physical watershed features in determining coastal marsh water quality in Georgian Bay. 12 Jul 2009
• Air pollution simulation and geographical information systems (GIS) applied to Athens International Airport. 29 Jun 2009
• Annoyance from environmental noise across the lifespan. 29 Jun 2009
• Extractable trace metals content of dust from vehicle air filters as determined by sequential extraction and flame atomic absorption spectrometry. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Automobiles'

Definition: A usually four-wheeled automotive vehicle designed for passenger transportation and commonly propelled by an internal-combustion engine using a volatile fuel. (Webster, 1973)

Descriptor UI: D001336

Alternative terms: Automobiles; Automobile;

Related Mesh Headings: Seat Belts; Air Bags;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; standards; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: J01.937.500.100;