Visual Field Defects May Not Affect Safe Driving
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Visual field defects may not affect safe driving.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ergonomics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2165-7556
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7556.1000156