On-road driving evaluations: A potential tool for helping older adults drive safely longer

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 431-439

  Stutts, Jane C ^a   Wilkins, Jean W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Driver assessment; Driving evaluation; Fitness to drive; Older driver

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DISEASES; DRIVER LICENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSORY PERCEPTION; STATISTICAL TESTS; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

DRIVER ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL SKILLS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; SAFETY; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242573448     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2003.09.014     Document Type: Article

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