Older individuals' perceptions regarding driving: Focus group findings

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 21-40

  Kua, Ailene ^a   Korner Bitensky, Nicol ^a   Desrosiers, Johanne ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Driving rehabilitation; Focus group; Older drivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249681341     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: 15413152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v25n04_02     Document Type: Article

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