Who can drive home from the emergency department? A questionnaire based study of emergency physicians' knowledge of DVLA guidelines

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 526-530

  Frampton, Anne ^a  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABIS; DIAMORPHINE;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COLLAPSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEIZURE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0345329865     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.20.6.526     Document Type: Article

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