Review of tests contributing to the occupational therapy off-road driver assessment

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-74

  Unsworth, Carolyn A ^a   Lovell, Robin K ^a   Terrington, Nichola S ^a   Thomas, Shane A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Driver rehabilitation; Occupational therapy driver assessment

Indexed keywords

AGING; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAW; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; METHODOLOGY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAFFIC; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 17844400593     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2005.00456.x     Document Type: Review

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