Driving and dementia: A review of the literature

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 149-156

  Lloyd, Susan ^a   Cormack, Carla Noelle ^a   Blais, Kari ^b   Messeri, Gila ^c   McCallum, Mary Anne ^d   Spicer, Kerrie ^e   Morgan, Sarah ^f  

^a PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b West Park Healthcare Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^f THAMES VALLEY CHILDREN S CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automobile driving; Dementia; Driver assessment

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DRIVING ABILITY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PHYSICIAN; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY;

EID: 0034952822     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000841740106800303     Document Type: Article

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