Reluctant regulators: Perspectives of family physicians on monitoring seniors' driving

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-60

  Friedland, Judith ^a   Rudman, Deborah Laliberte ^b   Chipman, Mary ^a   Steen, Amy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c LAKERIDGE HEALTH CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Driving regulation; Family physicians; Older drivers; Safety

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRIVING ABILITY; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY;

EID: 33744815325     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-200601000-00008     Document Type: Article

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