What we know abouy ADHD and driving risk: Literatute review, meta-anlysis and critique

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 105-125

  Jerome, Laurence ^a   Segal, Alvin ^a   Habinski, Liat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADHD; Meta analysis; Motor vehicle collisions; Non accidental injury

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ATOMOXETINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO;

ALCOHOLISM; ANGER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRIVER; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL CAPACITY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 33749670691     PISSN: 12097268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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