Epilepsy and motor vehicle driving - A symposium held in Québec City, November 1998

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 315-325

  Rémillard, Guy M ^a,b   Zifkin, Benjamin G ^a,b   Andermann, Frederick ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CAR DRIVING; DRIVING ABILITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LICENSING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0036861171     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100002171     Document Type: Review

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