A comparison of physicians' attitudes and beliefs regarding driving for persons with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-62

  Vogtle, Laura K ^a   Martin, Roy ^b   Russell Foushee, H ^c   Edward Faught, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Driving; Epilepsy; Physician and survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC AURA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOCTURNAL SEIZURE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CULTURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33846448220     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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