Examinee Nondisclosure of Relevant Medical Information During Transportation-Related Regulatory Examinations: A Case

Kristopher D Minsinger1, Judith M Graber, Hasan Nezam

  • 1From the Rutgers University, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Piscataway, New Jersey (K.D.M., J.M.G., H.N., J.C., I.U.); Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice, Piscataway, New Jersey (K.D.M., H.N., J.C., I.U.); Naval Nuclear Laboratory, Naval Reactor Facility, Idaho Falls, Idaho (K.D.M.); Rutgers School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Piscataway, New Jersey (J.M.G.); and University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (H.N.).

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