Evaluation of fitness to drive: The physician's role in assessing elderly or demented patients

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 229-236

  Kakaiya, Ram ^a   Tisovec, Richard ^a   Fulkerson, Phillip ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; INSULIN; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG USE; FAMILY; HUMAN; LAW; PATIENT COUNSELING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034016355     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2000.03.953     Document Type: Article

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