Countermeasures to driver fatigue: A review of public awareness campaigns and legal approaches

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 471-476

  Fletcher, A ^a   McCulloch, K ^a   Baulk, S D ^a   Dawson, Drew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CAR DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; FATIGUE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; NEW ZEALAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 27544456563     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2005.tb00229.x     Document Type: Article

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