Sleep Quality and Motor Vehicle Crashes in Adolescents
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Sleep quality and motor vehicle crashes in adolescents.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1550-9389,1550-9397
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27708