Predictors of driving cessation in mild-to-moderate dementia

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 591-595

  Herrmann, Nathan ^a,f   Rapoport, Mark J ^a   Sambrook, Robert ^b   Hébert, Réjean ^c   McCracken, Peter ^e   Robillard, Alain ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Syreon Corporation   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 33748952816     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.051707     Document Type: Article

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