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Original Articles

Quantitative evaluation of the occupant kinematic response of the THUMS 50th-percentile male model relative to PMHS laboratory rollover tests

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Pages 101-108 | Received 01 Mar 2016, Accepted 16 May 2016, Published online: 02 Sep 2016

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