Chronic pain and driving: Proceed with caution

Pain

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 6-7

  Zacny, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OPIATE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALGESIA; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONDITIONING; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; DROWSINESS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LAW; MOTOR VEHICLE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; PAIN; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646057300     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.01.036     Document Type: Editorial

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