A sleep physiologist's view of the drowsy driver

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 241-249

  Johns, Murray W ^a  

^a EPWORTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Driving; Drowsiness; Sleepiness; Vehicle accidents

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042784673     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-8478(01)00008-0     Document Type: Article

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