Which older patients are competent to drive? Approaches to office-based assessment

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 51, Issue MAR., 2005, Pages 362-368

  Hogan, David B ^a  

^a Health Sciences Centre Calgary   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CANADA; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPETENCE; DEMENTIA; DRIVING ABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CANADA; DEMENTIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 15344345459     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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