Approaches to improving elders' safe driving abilities

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 25-42

  McCarthy, Dennis P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Department of Occupational Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents crashes traffic safety; Aging; Assessment; Driving

Indexed keywords

AGING; CAR; CAR DRIVER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; COMMUNITY; DRIVING ABILITY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LAW; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31544456340     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: 15413152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v23n02_02     Document Type: Review

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