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Seat Properties Affecting Neck Responses in Rear Crashes: A Reason Why Whiplash Has Increased

David C. Viano ProBiomechanics LLC, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA; Crash Safety Division, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden; Safety Integration Center, General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michigan, USA
Pages 214-227 | Published online: 17 Sep 2010

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