Risk factors for seizure-related motor vehicle crashes in patients with epilepsy

Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1324-1329

  Krauss, Gregory L ^a,d   Krumholz, A ^b   Carter, R C ^a   Li, G ^a   Kaplan, P ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Meyer 2 147 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0033594429     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.7.1324     Document Type: Article

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