Parkinson's disease and driving ability

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 363-366

  Singh, Rajiv ^a   Pentland, Brian ^a   Hunter, John ^a   Provan, Frances ^b  

^a ASTLEY AINSLIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPA DECARBOXYLASE INHIBITOR; LEVODOPA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; AGE; CAR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33947724957     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.103440     Document Type: Article

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