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Suggestions for Evaluation Criteria of Neck Injury Protection in Rear-End Car Impacts

Lotta Jakobsson Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars Safety Centre, Göteborg, Sweden; Crash Safety Division, Machine and Vehicle Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden
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Hans Norin Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars Safety Centre, Göteborg, Sweden; Crash Safety Division, Machine and Vehicle Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden
Pages 216-223 | Published online: 15 Sep 2010

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