Diabetes and driving: 2015 Canadian Diabetes Association updated recommendations for private and commercial drivers.

نویسندگان

  • Robyn L Houlden
  • Lori Berard
  • Alice Cheng
  • Anne B Kenshole
  • Jay Silverberg
  • Vincent C Woo
  • Jean-François Yale
چکیده

a Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada b Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada c Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada d Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada e Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada f Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, John Buhler Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada g McGill Nutrition and Food Science Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Canadian journal of diabetes

دوره 39 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015