Asleep at the wheel: Who's at risk?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 365-366

  McEvoy, R Doug ^a  

^a REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; CAR DRIVING; CASE STUDY; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRIVER; DRIVER LICENCE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; EDITORIAL; FATALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PUNISHMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMNOLENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 0037961841     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05249.x     Document Type: Editorial

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