The role of physicians in assessing older drivers: Barriers, opportunities, and strategies

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-43

  Bogner, Hillary R ^a   Straton, Joseph B ^a   Gallo, Joseph J ^a   Rebok, George W ^b   Keyl, Penelope M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITION; DRIVER; EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; AGED; CAR DRIVING; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 2342567732     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.17.1.38     Document Type: Article

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