Professional privilege, driving and epilepsy, the doctor's responsibility

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 415-421

  Beran, Roy Gary ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Driver's license; Driving and epilepsy; Privacy of patients; Professional privilege

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRIVER LICENCE; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LEGAL LIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; RESPONSIBILITY;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL OBLIGATIONS; OBLIGATIONS TO SOCIETY; PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; SURVEY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS;

ATTITUDE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CONFIDENTIALITY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0030983059     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(96)01008-X     Document Type: Article

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