A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk

@article{Fritz2020ACE,
  title={A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk},
  author={Josef Fritz and Trang VoPham and Kenneth P. Wright and C{\'e}line Vetter},
  journal={Current biology : CB},
  year={2020}
}
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