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Original Articles

Effects of Vehicle Impact Velocity, Vehicle Front-End Shapes on Pedestrian Injury Risk

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Pages 507-518 | Received 20 Sep 2011, Accepted 23 Jan 2012, Published online: 30 Aug 2012

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