The effects of age and alcohol intoxication on simulated driving performance, awareness and self-restraint

Age and Ageing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-66

  Quillian, Warren C ^a   Cox, Daniel J ^a   Kovatchev, Boris P ^a   Phillips, Cheralee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Driving; Driving safety; Intoxication

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DRIVING ABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SIMULATOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AWARENESS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033042018     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/28.1.59     Document Type: Article

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