Epidemiology and traffic safety: Culpability studies

Drugs, Driving and Traffic Safety

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 93-106

  Drummer, Olaf H ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84865507386     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7643-9923-8_7     Document Type: Chapter

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