Medicinal drugs and driving: From research to clinical practice

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 441-443

  Javier Alvarez F ^a   Carmen Del Rio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; DEATH; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG INDUSTRY; HUMAN; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0036710780     PISSN: 01656147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-6147(02)02083-7     Document Type: Review

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