Driving prevalence and factors associated with driving among patients with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 625-631

  Bautista, Ramon Edmundo D ^a   Wludyka, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Driving; Employment; Epilepsy; Seizure disorder

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONVULSION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRIVING ABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; SEIZURES;

EID: 33751371119     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.08.020     Document Type: Article

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