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Original Articles

Road traffic accidents and self-reported Portuguese car driver's attitudes, behaviors, and opinions: Are they related?

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Pages 705-711 | Received 15 Jul 2015, Accepted 31 Jan 2016, Published online: 21 Jul 2016

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