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Review
. 2007 Jun 30;334(7608):1365-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39233.585208.55.

Driving and dementia

David A Breen  1 , David P Breen, John W Moore, Patricia A Breen, Desmond O'Neill
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Review

Driving and dementia

David A Breen et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Competing interests: None declared.

Provenance and peer review: Not commissioned; peer reviewed.

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Clinical pathway for advice on driving after a diagnosis of dementia
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