Why rural elders drive against advice

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 237-244

  Johnson, Julie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DRIVING ABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0036892917     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327655JCHN1904_04     Document Type: Article

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