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Exploring the Effects of a Road Safety Advertising Campaign on the Perceptions and Intentions of the Target and Nontarget Audiences to Drink and Drive

Richard Tay Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety, Queensland University of Technology, Carseldine, Australia
Pages 195-200 | Published online: 15 Sep 2010

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