Are elderly drivers a road hazard?: Problem definition and political impact

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 411-427

  Cobb, Roger W ^a   Coughlin, Joseph F ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0013150948     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-4065(98)90027-5     Document Type: Article

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