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. 2003 Mar;9(1):91–92. doi: 10.1136/ip.9.1.91-a

Bias in estimates of seat belt effectiveness

T Koepsell, F Rivara, D Grossman, C Mock
PMCID: PMC1730913  PMID: 12642570

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