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U.S. Consumer Crash Test Results and Injury Risk in Police-Reported Crashes

Stuart V. Newstead Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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Sanjeev Narayan Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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Maxwell H. Cameron Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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Charles M. Farmer Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Arlington, Virginia, USA
Pages 113-127 | Published online: 15 Sep 2010

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