Fitness to drive after implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator. Criteria for medical judging of fitness to drive in Europe;Führen eines Kraftfahrzeugs nach Implantation eines Kardioverters/Defibrillators bei malignen Herzrhythmusstörungen Kriterien zur ärztlichen Beurteilung der Fahrtüchtigkeit in Europa

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 119-123

  Luderitz B ^a   Jung, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DEFIBRILLATOR; EUROPE; FITNESS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; DRIVING ABILITY; PACEMAKER; SYNCOPE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ARRHYTHMIA; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EUROPE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030562124     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1042981     Document Type: Article

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