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Initial Medical Advisory Board review of medical impairment: effect on driver performance and traffic safety.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2274905     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Medical impairment poses a potential threat to the driver and others who share the roads, if the condition is not identified and controlled. In Texas, the Texas Medical Advisory Board evaluates a driver's medical condition to determine its effect on the individual's driving ability. This study attempted to determine if the board's initial review resulted in an improvement in driving performance of persons whose medical conditions were evaluated. The results show a 46% reduction in the number of violations and a 53% reduction of collisions in the study population after the review. The control population showed a 17% violation and 3% collision reduction for the same period.
Authors:
G Gober
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Texas medicine     Volume:  86     ISSN:  0040-4470     ISO Abbreviation:  Tex Med     Publication Date:  1990 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-02-28     Completed Date:  1991-02-28     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0051012     Medline TA:  Tex Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  64-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Pharmaco Research Dynamics, Austin, TX 78704-7792.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Accidents, Traffic / prevention & control,  statistics & numerical data*
Adult
Aged
Automobile Driver Examination*
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Governing Board / organization & administration,  standards*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Texas

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