Impact of cataract surgery on motor vehicle crash involvement by older adults

JAMA

Volumn 288, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 841-849

  Owsley, Cynthia ^a   McGwin, Gerald ^a,b,c   Sloane, Michael ^d   Wells, Jennifer ^a   Stalvey, Beth T ^a   Gauthreaux, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c Kentucky   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; OPIATE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0037151432     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.288.7.841     Document Type: Article

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