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Bicycle Helmets: Head Impact Dynamics in Helmeted and Unhelmeted Oblique Impact Tests

Andrew S. McIntosh Transport and Road Safety Research, Faculty of Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Monash Injury Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Adrian Lai Transport and Road Safety Research, Faculty of Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Edgar Schilter Transport and Road Safety Research, Faculty of Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Pages 501-508 | Received 04 Jul 2012, Accepted 02 Sep 2012, Published online: 22 May 2013

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