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Editorial
. 2025 Jun;40(8):1848-1850.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-09382-0. Epub 2025 Jan 30.

Why Clinicians Do Not Counsel Patients for More Road Traffic Safety

Donald A Redelmeier  1   2   3   4   5 , Shina Namakian  6   7 , Steven Shadowitz  8   9   10
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Editorial

Why Clinicians Do Not Counsel Patients for More Road Traffic Safety

Donald A Redelmeier et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Jun.
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Declarations. Ethics Approval: Not applicable. Consent to Participate: Not applicable. Consent for Publication: All authors (DAR, SN, SS) approved the submission and gave consent to publish. Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that they do not have a conflict of interest. Support: This study was supported by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), which is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ministry of Long-Term Care (MLTC). The analyses, conclusions, opinions, and statements herein are those of the authors and do not reflect those of the funding or data sources; no endorsement is intended or should be inferred.

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