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Original Articles

Motor Vehicle and Pedestrian Collisions: Burden of Severe Injury on Major Versus Neighborhood Roads

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Pages 43-47 | Received 23 Jul 2009, Accepted 30 Oct 2009, Published online: 08 Feb 2010

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