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Original Articles

Bicycle Helmets: Head Impact Dynamics in Helmeted and Unhelmeted Oblique Impact Tests

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Pages 501-508 | Received 04 Jul 2012, Accepted 02 Sep 2012, Published online: 22 May 2013

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