Benzodiazepine-related traffic accidents in young and elderly drivers

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages

  Neutel, I ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accident risk; Ageing; Benzodiazepines; Pharmacovigilance; Road traffic safety

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; FLURAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SIDE EFFECT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0031788692     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1077(1998110)13:2+3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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