Impairments of some cognitive functions are common in crash-involved older drivers

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 371-377

  Lundberg, Catarina ^a   Hakamies Blomqvist, Liisa ^b,c   Almkvist, Ove ^a   Johansson, Kurt ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Swed Rd and Traffic Res Institute ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Neuropsychological tests; Older drivers; Traffic violations

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CAUSALITY; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 0032065469     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(97)00111-5     Document Type: Article

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