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Aging
Should primary care doctors assess safety of older drivers?
May 2nd, 2007
In an editorial published in the April issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, Malaz Boustani, M.D., M.P.H., of the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. writes that assessing the safety of older drivers is not a responsibility that should reside with the primary care physician. "This editorial sheds some light on the potential negative impact of adding more tasks onto the primary care physician's "to-do list" and reflects on the importance of resource reallocation within the human and financial constraints of the primary care system," said Dr. Boustani, a geriatrician who also is assistant professor of medicine at...
Source: Biotech Week (2007-05-02)
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