Keeping sleepy people off the road: The responsibility of drivers, doctors, and the DMV

Virtual Mentor

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 578-584

  Strohl, Kingman P ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84994688864     PISSN: 19377010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.9.pfor1-0809     Document Type: Review

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