Compensatory driving strategy of older people may increase driving risk

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1058-1059

  Cox, Amanda B ^a   Cox, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELDERLY CARE; FATALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0031877323     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb02775.x     Document Type: Letter

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