Characteristics of motor vehicle crashes of drivers with dementia of the Alzheimer type

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 18-22

  Carr, D B ^a,b   Duchek, J ^b   Morris, J C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Crashes; Driving

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0033987398     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb03023.x     Document Type: Article

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