Real world car crash investigations - A new approach

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 375-384

  Lindquist, M ^a,c   Hall, A ^b   Bjornstig U ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Enginuity Services International   (United Kingdom)

^c SAAB AB   (Sweden)

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EID: 0041706093     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1533/ijcr.2003.0245     Document Type: Article

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