Driving and epilepsy: A risk assessment

Neurology Asia

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 45-46

  Dunne, John W ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DRIVER; DRIVER LICENCE; EPILEPSY; FATALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 79961178538     PISSN: 18236138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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