Automobile Driving
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Driving under low-contrast visibility conditions in Parkinson disease.

4 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To assess driving performance in Parkinson disease (PD) under low-contrast visibility conditions. METHODS: Licensed, active drivers with mild to moderate PD (n = 67, aged 66.2 +/- 9.0 years, median Hoehn-Yahr stage = 2) and controls (n = ... Read more...

Effects of alcohol and sleep restriction on simulated driving performance in untreated patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

4 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Because of previous sleep disturbance and sleep hypoxia, patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) might be more vulnerable to the effects of alcohol and sleep restriction than healthy persons. OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of ... Read more...

Effectiveness of multicomponent programs with community mobilization for reducing alcohol-impaired driving.

29 Sep 2009 A systematic review was conducted to determine the effectiveness and economic efficiency of multicomponent programs with community mobilization for reducing alcohol-impaired driving. The review was conducted for the Guide to Community Preventive ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Automobile Driving'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Night driving after LASIK. 30 Oct 2009
• Driving under low-contrast visibility conditions in Parkinson disease. 4 Oct 2009
• Effects of alcohol and sleep restriction on simulated driving performance in untreated patients with obstructive sleep apnea. 4 Oct 2009
• Summaries for patients. The effects of limited sleep and alcohol on driving performance in people with untreated sleep apnea. 4 Oct 2009
• Effectiveness of multicomponent programs with community mobilization for reducing alcohol-impaired driving. 29 Sep 2009
• Driving after binge drinking. 29 Sep 2009
• Associations between parenting styles and teen driving, safety-related behaviors and attitudes. 29 Sep 2009
• Primary access to vehicles increases risky teen driving behaviors and crashes: national perspective. 29 Sep 2009
• Minimal hepatic encephalopathy and driving. 29 Sep 2009
• Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is associated with motor vehicle crashes: the reality beyond the driving test. 29 Sep 2009
• Commentary: moving forward by looking behind you. 29 Sep 2009
• The impact of replacing heavy passenger vehicles (LTVs and SUVs) in the British Columbia fleet with lighter versions. 29 Sep 2009
• Comparison of distributions of key predictor variables in CIREN and NASS-CDS cases meeting CIREN inclusion criteria. 29 Sep 2009
• Use of car crashes resulting in fatal and serious injuries to analyze a safe road transport system model and to identify system weaknesses. 29 Sep 2009
• The Health Belief Model variables as predictors of risky driving behaviors among commuters in Yazd, Iran. 29 Sep 2009
• Belt use: comparison of NASS-CDS and police crash reports. 29 Sep 2009
• Analysis of large truck rollover crashes. 29 Sep 2009
• The Trail-making Test B and driver screening in the emergency department. 29 Sep 2009
• Ethnicity, age, and trends in alcohol-related driver fatalities in the United States. 29 Sep 2009
• Toward national estimates of alcohol use disorders among drivers: results from the National Roadside Survey Pilot Program. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Automobile Driving'

Definition: The effect of environmental or physiological factors on the driver and driving ability. Included are driving fatigue, and the effect of drugs, disease, and physical disabilities on driving.

Descriptor UI: D001334

Alternative terms: Automobile Driving; Automobile Drivings; Driving, Automobile; Drivings, Automobile;

Related Mesh Headings: Accidents, Traffic; Motor Vehicles;

Allowable Qualifiers: education; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; standards; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: I03.125;

History Note: 67(64)