Physician reporting of medically impaired drivers

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-39

  Aschkenasy, Miriam T ^a   Drescher, Michael J ^a   Ratzan, Richard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents, traffic; Automobile driving; Diabetes mellitus; Epilepsy; Medical impairment; Physician's role

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRIVING ABILITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPILEPSY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LAW; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SYNCOPE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31144432398     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.04.015     Document Type: Article

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