Road traffic accident risk in patients with diabetes mellitus receiving blood glucose-lowering drugs. Prospective follow-up study

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 404-408

  Skurtveit, Svetlana ^a,b,c   Strom H ^b   Skrivarhaug, T ^c,d   Morland J ^b,c   Bramness, J G ^b,d   Engeland, A ^b,e  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diabetic patient; Insulin; Norway; Oral glucose lowering agent; Traffic accident risk

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; GLITAZONE DERIVATIVE; INSULIN; MEGLITINIDE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PEPTIC ULCER; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 64249149448     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2009.02699.x     Document Type: Article

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