Predictors for patient knowledge and reported behaviour regarding driving under the influence of medicines: A multi-country survey

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Monteiro, Susana P ^a,b   Van Dijk, Liset ^c   Verstraete, Alain G ^b,d   Álvarez, F Javier ^b,e   Heissing, Michael ^b,f   De Gier, Johan J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Driving under the Influence of Drugs Alcohol and Medicines (DRUID) Project   (Belgium)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^f Bundesanstalt fuer Strassenwesen   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856022457     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-59     Document Type: Article

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