Assessment and counseling of older drivers: A guide for primary care physicians

Geriatrics

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 16-24

  Messinger Rapport, Barbara J ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive strategies; Driving; Vehicular accident

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; COUNSELING; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FATALITY; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAVEL;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COUNSELING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344667542     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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