Doctors, drugs, and driving - Tort liability for patient-caused accidents

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 521-

  Annas, George J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DIAZEPAM; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCODONE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; METOLAZONE; OPIATE; OXAZEPAM; OXYCODONE; PAROXETINE; PREDNISONE; TAMSULOSIN;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DIZZINESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRIVING ABILITY; DROWSINESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT; SYNCOPE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 48249090825     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMhle0802548     Document Type: Article

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