Psychosocial factors influencing aggressive driving among commercial and private automobile drivers in Lagos metropolis

Social Science Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 83-89

  Balogun, Shyngle Kolawole ^a   Shenge, Nyitor Alexander ^a   Oladipo, Samuel Ekundayo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b TAI SOLARIN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Nigeria)

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EID: 84858291686     PISSN: 03623319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soscij.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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