Syncope, driving recommendations, and clinical reality: Survey of patients

British Medical Journal

Volumn 326, Issue 7379, 2003, Pages 21-

  Maas, Renke ^a   Ventura, Rodolfo ^a   Kretzschmar, Christina ^a   Aydin, Ali ^a   Schuchert, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SYNCOPE;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0037417650     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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