The on-the-road driving test

Drugs, Driving and Traffic Safety

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 83-91

  Verster, Joris C ^a   Ramaekers, Johannes G ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84900604179     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7643-9923-8_6     Document Type: Chapter

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