Different types of mobile phone use while driving and influencing factors on intention and behavior: Insights from an expanded theory of planned behavior
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SUBMITTER: Okati-Aliabad H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10917291 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan
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