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Original Articles

Relative Risk of Fatal Injury in “High-Performance-Small-Motorcycle” Crashes in Malaysia

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Pages 307-315 | Received 30 Jun 1999, Accepted 04 Jan 2001, Published online: 05 Feb 2007

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