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Factors Affecting the Severity of Injuries Among Young Motorcyclists—A Swedish Nationwide Cohort Study

Francesco Zambon Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Division of Social Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
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Marie Hasselberg Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Division of Social Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 143-149 | Received 24 Oct 2005, Accepted 04 Jan 2006, Published online: 25 Jan 2007

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