Driving and flying with epilepsy

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 329-334

  Drazkowski, Joseph F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRPLANE PILOT; AVIATION; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; EPILEPSY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AVIATION; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547135720     PISSN: 15284042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11910-007-0050-2     Document Type: Review

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