Vision and driving - A literature review and commentary

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 371-391

  Charman, W N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CAR DRIVING; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DRIVER LICENCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STANDARD; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; VISION; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030773151     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0275-5408(97)00014-8     Document Type: Review

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