Impact of a mandatory physician reporting system for cardiac patients potentially unfit to drive

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1257-1263

  Simpson, C S ^a   Klein, G J ^a   Brennan, F J ^a   Krahn, A D ^a   Yee, R ^a   Skanes, C ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian health system; Health policy; Sudden death; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DATA ANALYSIS; DRIVER LICENCE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JURISPRUDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ONTARIO; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 0033661269     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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