American Academy of Neurology position statement on physician reporting of medical conditions that may affect driving competence

Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1174-1177

  Bacon, D ^a   Fisher, R S ^a   Morris, J C ^a   Rizzo, M ^a   Spanaki, M V ^a  

^a AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRIVING ABILITY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION;

EID: 34247231409     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000259514.85579.e0     Document Type: Article

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