[Physician's duty to inform patients: Medical drugs and driving].

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Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Forensische Toxikologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Nußbaumstr. 26,, D-80336, München, Deutschland.

Published: August 2016

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