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reduction in risk was immediate, substantial, and sustained, the researchers said. these data suggest that warning patients who are medically unfit to drive may reduce the risk of road crashes.
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However, their risk of showing up to be treated for depression rose from 1 in 52 annually before the intervention to 1 in 42 after.
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Dr. might discourage that type of reporting.
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