Drugs, driving, and models to measure driving impairment

Drugs, Driving and Traffic Safety

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 43-58

  Owens, Katherine ^a   Ramaekers, Johannes G ^b  

^a Ipsos   (United States)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84856661584     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7643-9923-8_3     Document Type: Chapter

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