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Original Articles

Out-of-Position Rear Impact Tissue-Level Investigation Using Detailed Finite Element Neck Model

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Pages 698-708 | Received 16 Nov 2014, Accepted 28 Dec 2014, Published online: 30 Apr 2015

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