'Doctor - when can I drive?' - Advice obstetricians and gynaecologists give on driving after obstetric or gynaecological surgery

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 141-143

  Kalkur, Sanjaya ^a,c   McKenna, Dan ^b   Dobbs, Stephen P ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advice; Driving; Gynaecological surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PELVIS SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NORTHERN IRELAND; OBSTETRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34547976191     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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