Reasons Given by Older People for Limitation or Avoidance of Driving

Gerontologist

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-244

  Ragland, David R ^a   Satariano, William A ^a   MacLeod, Kara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Automobile Driving; Health; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; COGNITION; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VISION;

EID: 2142829399     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/44.2.237     Document Type: Article

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