Sleepiness, countermeasures and the risk of motor vehicle accidents

Drugs, Driving and Traffic Safety

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 207-232

  Alford, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84864475092     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7643-9923-8_13     Document Type: Chapter

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