Human head and neck kinematics after low velocity rear-end impacts:​ understanding

McConnell, Whitman E.<sup>1</sup>; Howard, Richard P.<sup>1</sup>; Van Poppel, Jon<sup>1</sup>; Krause, Robin<sup>1</sup>; Guzman, Herbert M.<sup>1</sup>; Bomar, John B.<sup>1</sup>; Raddin, James H.<sup>1</sup>; Benedict, James V.<sup>1</sup>; Hatsell, Charles P.<sup>1</sup>

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