Traffic delinquency of elderly people aged 60 and over: A comparison between different regions of Germany. Part II: Medical prescriptions and narcotics;Zur straßenverkehrsdelinquenz durch psychotrope substanzen bei senioren in drei regionen Deutschlands. Teil II: Medikamente und betäubungsmittel

Blutalkohol

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-127

  Heinemann, A ^b   Grellner, W ^a,d   Preuss J ^c   Kratochwil, M ^d   Cordes, O ^b   Lignitz, E ^c   Wilske, J ^d   Puschel K ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^d SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elderly driver; Epidemiology; Pharmaceutical side affects; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELINQUENCY; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARCOTIC DEPENDENCE; OFFENDER; PATIENT COUNSELING; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOXICOLOGY; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 1942488341     PISSN: 00065250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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