Driver license renewal for the elderly: A case study

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 42-56

  Stamatiadis, Nikiforos ^a   Agent, Kenneth R ^b   Ridgeway, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c Wilbur Smith Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Driver license; Older drivers; Retesting; Young drivers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRIVER LICENCE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0037335999     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464802250044     Document Type: Article

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