Diabetes and driving safety: Science, ethics, legality and practice

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 345, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 263-265

  Cox, Daniel J ^a   Singh, Harsimran ^a   Lorber, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK HOSPITAL QUEENS   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Driving; Licensure; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRIVING ABILITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN INFUSION; INSULIN PUMP; INSULIN TREATMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROPATHY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PEPTIC ULCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84876161206     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: 15382990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31828bf8d7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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