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Traffic Injury Prevention Volume 22, 2021 - Issue sup1: Peer-Reviewed Journal for the 65th Annual Scientific Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)
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Effect of body size and enhanced helmet systems on risk for motorsport drivers

William B. Deckera Biomedical Engineering, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North CarolinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2397-7143View further author information
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Derek A. Jonesb Elemance, Winston-Salem, North CarolinaView further author information
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Karan Devanea Biomedical Engineering, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North CarolinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6891-2119View further author information
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Fang-Chi Hsuc Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North CarolinaView further author information
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Matthew L. Davisb Elemance, Winston-Salem, North CarolinaView further author information
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John P. Patalakd National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Incorporated, Daytona Beach, FloridaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2450-1259View further author information
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F. Scott Gayzika Biomedical Engineering, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North CarolinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages S49-S55 | Received 05 Mar 2021, Accepted 02 Sep 2021, Published online: 28 Sep 2021

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