Cough syncope in heavy goods vehicle drivers

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 631-632

  McCorry, D J P ^a   Chadwick, D W ^a   Barber, P ^b   Cooper, P M ^c   Wroe, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUGHING; DEATH; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEDESTRIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYNCOPE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 4544352751     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hch100     Document Type: Letter

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