Modification of patient driving behavior after implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 9 I, 1997, Pages 2200-2204

  Conti, Jamie Beth ^a,b   Woodard, David A ^a   Tucker, Kelly J ^a   Bryant, Beth ^a   King, Leann C ^a   Curtis, Anne B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardioverter defibrillators; Driving; Motor vehicle accidents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030922894     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb04237.x     Document Type: Article

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