New driving guidelines: Ethical and legal uncertainties

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 327-328

  Black, Andrew B ^a,b   Berkovic, Sam F ^c,d  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Epilepsy Society of Australia   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d Gastroenterological Nurses College of Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONFUSION; CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; ETHICS; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; LETTER; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MOTOR VEHICLE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK; SEIZURE; SLEEP DISORDER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0141706867     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05563.x     Document Type: Letter

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