Epilepsy and driving

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7508, 2005, Pages 60-61

  Beghi, Ettore ^a   Sander, Josemir W ^b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; EDITORIAL; EPILEPSY; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEIZURE; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; CAR DRIVING; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EPILEPSY; EUROPEAN UNION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LICENSURE;

EID: 21744452287     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7508.60     Document Type: Editorial

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