Warfarin use and the risk of motor vehicle crash in older drivers

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 229-232

  Delaney, J A Chris ^b   Opatrny, Lucie ^b   Suissa, Samy ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Case control studies; Elderly; Epidemiology; Serious motor vehicle crash; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIMIGRAINE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INJURY; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUEBEC; RISK ASSESSMENT; WARFARIN;

EID: 33644925566     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2005.02548.x     Document Type: Article

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