Restricted driver licensing for medical impairments: Does it work?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 747-751

  Marshall, Shawn C ^a   Spasoff, Robert ^a   Nair, Rama ^a   Van Walraven, Carl ^a  

^a Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER LICENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; RURAL AREA; SEX; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0036392308     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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