Road traffic accidents and diabetes: Insulin use does not determine risk

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 578-584

  Lonnen, K F ^a,c   Powell, R J ^b   Taylor, D ^a   Shore, A C ^a   MacLeod, K M ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Res and Development Support Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidents; Diabetes; Driving; Hypoglycaemia; Insulin

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42549094908     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02409.x     Document Type: Article

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