Physician Reporting of Impaired Drivers: A New Trend in State Law?

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 76-79

  Snyder, Kristen ^a,b   Bloom, Joseph D ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRIVING ABILITY; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL LIABILITY; NEGLIGENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

LEGAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HUMANS; MALE; OREGON; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; STATE GOVERNMENT;

EID: 1842562203     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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