Minimal hepatic encephalopathy: A vehicle for accidents and traffic violations

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1903-1909

  Bajaj, Jasmohan S ^a   Hafeezullah, Muhammad ^a   Hoffmann, Raymond G ^a   Saeian, Kia ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34548136516     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01424.x     Document Type: Article

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