Many diabetic patients with recurrent severe hypoglycemias hold a valid driving license. A community-based study in insulin-treated patients with diabetes

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 258-262

  Honkasalo, Mikko ^a   Elonheimo, Outi ^b   Sane, Timo ^c  

^a Nurmijärvi Health Centre   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Driving license; Hypoglycemia; Insulin

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN; LICENSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77953589084     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389581003735618     Document Type: Article

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