The Effects of Exercise on Stress, Fatigue, Sleep, Health Status and Potential Risk of At-Work Road Traffic Accidents: A Multi-Disciplinary Model

Driver Behaviour and Training

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 175-190

  Taylor, Adrian ^a   Dorn, Lisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84900777668     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315197067-26     Document Type: Chapter

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