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Original Articles

Time to Death Analysis of Road Traffic Accidents in Relation to Delta V, Drunk Driving, and Restraint Systems

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Pages 771-777 | Received 23 Jul 2013, Accepted 27 Dec 2013, Published online: 19 Jun 2014

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