Mobility changes: Their nature, effects, and meaning for elders who reduce or cease driving

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1671, 1999, Pages 11-18

  Burkhardt, Jon E ^a  

^a Ecosometrics Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TRANSPORTATION PERSONNEL;

QUANTITATIVE MOBILITY MEASURES;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0033285674     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1671-03     Document Type: Article

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